BREVET MAJOR GENERAL* ALEXANDER SHALER; ARMY

* Brevet rank in the Union Army, whether in the Regular Army or the United States Volunteers, during and at the conclusion of the American Civil War, may be regarded as an honorary title which conferred none of the authority, precedence, nor pay of real or full rank. The vast majority of the Union ArmyContinue reading “BREVET MAJOR GENERAL* ALEXANDER SHALER; ARMY”