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Guide to the Alexander N. Shipley Military Commissions, 1858-1866
Historical NoteThe five commissions in this collection document the promotions before and during the U.S. Civil War of Alexander N. Shipley, first as 2nd and then 1st Lieutenant in the Third Regiment of Infantry (1858 and 1861, respectively), then to Assistant Quartermaster with the rank of Captain in 1862, and finally to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Major, both in 1866 (brevet ranks in general being nominal ranks without additional pay or right of command, conferred by the President of the United States by and with consent of the Senate for distinguished military conduct and service). Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe Alexander N. Shipley Military Commissions consist of five oversized (c. 16” x 19”) parchment documents under the decorative title ‘The President of the United States of America’ and bearing official wax seals. Each is dated and signed by or stamped with the signature of the incumbent President (James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, or Andrew Johnson), followed by that of the incumbent Secretary of War. Also included is one 8” x 10” document imprinted on a sheet of folded 10” x 16” paper, relating to Shipley’s promotion to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis material is open for research . Use RestrictionsPermission to publish material from the Alexander N. Shipley Military Commissions must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationAlexander N. Shipley Military Commissions, 1858-1866, MS 328, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Acquisition InformationThe Alexander N. Shipley Military Commissions (1858-1861) were a gift from Joseph Nalle, received March 10, 1981. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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