* During the Civil War, Commissary Sergeants were one of three Non-Commissioned Staff Sergeants, along with the Quartermaster Sergeant and Sergeant Major. The Commissary Sergeant was responsible for helping the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence, typically a Captain or Lieutenant, with overseeing the distribution of rations to the soldiers. Future President, and at the time, 19-year-oldContinue reading “COMMISSARY SERGEANT* THOMAS HALL FORSYTH JR.; ARMY”
A historical preservation initiative so the state's military heroes are never forgotten.