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1866-05-25
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GUSN-250398
President Andrew Johnson conferred upon Henry Rust of the U.S. Volunteers the rank of Brigadier General. Signed by the President and the Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton.
A note in the top corner reads, "Recorded, Volume 2, Page 103, Adjutant General's Office, June 5, 1866." Signed "S.A. Nichols(?), Asst. Adj. General"
presidents
civil wars
volunteers
military personnel
wars
awards
certificates
1 award
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
GC002.02.273
19.5 x 15.5 (HxW)(inches)
Washington (DC)
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 (Signer)
awards
certificates
Rust, Henry
Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Civil War
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