20. Commission of Brig. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge
Title
20. Commission of Brig. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge
Subject
Description
Commission of Grenville M. Dodge as Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, signed by Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. March 31, 1862. Dodge, a railroad surveyor and Council Bluff lawyer before the Civil War, began his wartime service as Colonel of the 4th Iowa Infantry. At the Union victory at Battle of Pea Ridge (Arkansas) on March 4, 1862 Dodge commanded the 1st Division, 4th Brigade of the Army of the Southwest. He was promoted to Brigadier General for his conduct. Document Signed.
Date
1862-03-31
Contributor
Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent
Rights
Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html
Digital Reproduction Information
Original scanned at 600 dpi w/ sRGB color space.
Repository
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines
Repository Collection
Special collections: Grenville M. Dodge Papers
Digital item created
10/3/2008