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22. Commission of Brig. Gen. James M. Tuttle

Title

22. Commission of Brig. Gen. James M. Tuttle

Description

Commission of James M. Tuttle (Van Buren Co, Iowa) as Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, signed by Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. June 12, 1862. Tuttle, who entered military service as a captain of an Iowa company in May 1861, had distinguished himself in the victorious Union battles of Fort Donaldson and Shiloh. Document Signed.

Date

1862-06-12

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: James M. Tuttle Papers

Digital item created

12/17/2008