The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01504.02.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Items pertaining to James Sanks Brisbin |
| Title | T.S Bell to Andrew Johnson requesting that he appoint Brisbin as a Colonel or Brigadier General in the Regular Army |
| Date | 9 March 1866 |
| Author | Bell, T. S. (fl. 1866) |
| Additional authors | Ballard, Bland (1819-1879); Mills, Albert L. (1854-1916) Goodloe, William Cassius (1841-1889) |
| Recipient | Johnson, Andrew |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Bell, Bland Ballard, and W. C. Goodloe (possibly William Cassius Goodloe) request President Johnson to appoint Brisbin as a Colonel or Brigadier General in the Regular Army. These typewritten copies date to circa 1887-1891 based on Mill's rank and assignment at the time. |
| Subjects | President Cavalry Military History Union General Office Seeker |
| People | Mills, Albert L. (1854-1916) Goodloe, William Cassius (1841-1889) Ballard, Bland (1819-1879) Bell, T. S. (fl. 1866) Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Brisbin, James Sanks (1837-1892) |
| Place written | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Bland Ballard (1819-1879) was a federal district judge in Kentucky appointed by President Abraham Lincoln at the beginning of the Civil War. He was a strong antislavery advocate and his district was responsible for a large number of convictions for treason during the war. William Cassius Goodloe (1841-1889) was a chairman of the Republican National Committee and served as minister to Belgium under President Rutherford B. Hayes. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |