Promoted to the brevet rank of brigadier general, his division was prominent in the last stages of the war. |
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He rose from second lieutenant in 1861 to brevet major general in only four years during action-packed combat service. |
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When promoted to brevet major general, he was the youngest American to ever hold that rank. |
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He rose from second lieutenant to brevet major general in only four years. |
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Meritorious service in three battles won him promotions to brevet major. |
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As brevetting was a temporary battlefield promotion granted for bravery and leadership in combat conditions, when the war ended so did the brevet commissions. |
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One handful of twilight was left, but Brevet General Thurman Dynamics fit skeet shooting into his day. |
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