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  Marine Corps Brevet Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Brevet commissions were conferred for bravery in action or distinguished service.
The establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861 was the beginning of a decline in the use of brevets.
The word BREVET and United States Marine Corps is written on the obverse of the medal and "For Distinguished Service" and "In Presence of Enemy" on the reverse.
www.angelfire.com /md2/patches/medals/othermedalsmcbrevet.html   (262 words)

  
 - Presidio of San Francisco seacoast defense glossary
Brevet rank could be used as actual rank (with appropriate pay) only by direction of the President or in certain other special circumstances.
Brevet rank was discontinued around the end of the 19th century and the awarding of medals eventually replaced brevet rank.
As a military reform, after the Civil War, post sutlers were discontinued and replaced by the supposedly more carefully regulated post trader, which was in turn replaced in 1889 by the post canteen, and in 1895 by the post exchange (PX).
www.nps.gov /prsf/history/glossary.htm   (3856 words)

  
 BATTERY HOWE AND WAGNER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Brevet Captain August 20 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Contreras and Churuubus.
Brevet Major, July 1st 1862, for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Malvern Hill Virginia.
Brevet Major General, Volunteers, 13th July 1865, for gallant and meritorious service during the war.
www.angelfire.com /ca5/battery/html/howe_and_wagner.html   (3243 words)

  
 Portraits and Profiles Chief Engineer - 1775 to Present
Born January 3, 1710, in Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Gridley was the outstanding American military engineer during the French and Indian wars from the Siege of Louisburg in 1745 to the fall of Quebec.
He founded the U.S. Military Philosophical Society and gave it its motto, "Science in War is the Guarantee of Peace." He resigned from the Army in 1812 and was heading a group of volunteer engineers building fortifications around Philadelphia when he was elected to Congress from that city in 1814.
He superintended the construction of coast defenses for New York Harbor (1846-55), was a military observer at the siege of Sevastopol, and was again Superintendent of the Military Academy (1856-61).
www.hq.usace.army.mil /history/coe.htm   (2876 words)

  
 8.0. The Military
Brevet rank last for a maximum of 12 months at which time the rank is lost.
Military experience is not a requirement for mercenary service as long as the minimum criteria are met.
The Military Academy teaches three week courses which improve the student's MA by half a point for each 3 week course completed at a cost of 100 Crowns (payable in the first week to cover books and instructor fees).
www.mindspring.com /~jano/london/08TheMilitary.html   (4633 words)

  
 Kautz Customs of Service (1864)
Brevet Second Lieutenants are supernumerary officers commissioned from the graduates of the Military Academy, or from the non-commissioned officers of the Army found worthy of pro-motion where there are no vacancies.
If appointed Brevet Second Lieutenants, as in the case of original vacancies, they rank from the date of their acceptance, and their discharges should be made out to take effect on the date at which they enter upon their new grade.
Graduates of the Military Academy, whilst they have learned the elements of tactics, and have in their education acquired a foundation for future study, will find that there is still much to Learn, and that, in many of the practical details, the Lieutenants promoted from the ranks are their superiors.
www.usregulars.com /COSO002.html   (3910 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Brevet (military)
In the U.S. military, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank.
It was not unheard of for an officer to have several different ranks simultaneously, such as being a brevet major general of volunteers, an actual brigadier general of volunteers, a brevet lieutenant colonel in the regular army, and an actual regular army captain.
The practice of brevetting disappeared from the (regular) U.S. military at the end of the 19th century; honors were bestowed instead with a series of medals.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Brevet_(military)   (701 words)

  
 Fort Union NM: Fort Union and the Frontier Army in the Southwest (Chapter 1)
The military occupation of New Mexico was followed by a policy of providing some protection of population centers by stationing troops at those locations and at points along routes of travel that Indians followed in their raids.
Brevet rank (usually a rank higher than the regular commission of an officer, awarded for a variety of purposes) was the cause of much controversy among officers in the army and of confusion among historians.
In military correspondence, orders, and reports, it was customary during the nineteenth century that all officers were addressed as and signed their name over their brevet rank, whether they received pay and commanded at the brevet rank or not (although sometimes regular commission and brevet rank were both given).
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/foun/hrs1b.htm   (6169 words)

  
 Brevet Rank In The Civil War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Brevet rank, usually an honor, was borrowed from the British and introduced into the American army during the Revolutionary War.
Army Regulation, published periodically, stipulated that an officer functioned at this brevet rank on special assignment of the president in commands composed of different corps and when in detachments or on courts-martial composed of different corps.
Many officers held brevet commissions higher than their ordinary rank, usually for gallant actions or meritorious service in combat or to allow them to serve in a staff position.
www.civilwarhome.com /brevetrank.htm   (376 words)

  
 The Army of France
Brevet rank lasts for a maximum of 12 months at which time the rank is lost, unless the officer holds an appointment which requires that rank, in which case he maintains his brevet rank as long as he continues to hold such an appointment.
He is therefore promoted to brevet captain in the Coldstream Guards and to captain in the frontier regt.
If he stays at the front for another season and gets another promotion, his brevet rank in the RFG becomes his permanent rank and he is promoted to major in the frontier regt if there is a vacant slot.
www.londonengarde.com /armyrule.htm   (2046 words)

  
 Lebanon - Military Academy
The Military Academy is one of the oldest military institutions in Lebanon.
Provisos of admission to the military academy require an individual to be 18 to 25 years of age, hold a brevet certificate, pass the admissions test and to be a Lebanese or Syrian national or have a Lebanese or Syrian father.
To achieve its mission of proper habilitation and training the military academy concentrates on developing military and technical culture for recent officers, improving body strength to undergo army hardships, enlarging students skills and knowledge in the general culture and scientific research, and developing moral and habilitation development, behavior, trustworthiness, honesty, and discipline.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/lebanon/mil-academy.htm   (311 words)

  
 An Army Hospital: From Dragoons to Rough Riders Fort Riley, 1853-1903 by George E. Omer, Jr., Winter 1957
In 1878 his military dismissal case was reviewed and the verdict of the court-martial was reversed, with Hammond being honorably retired from the army.
His military interest led him to be a private in the Seventh regiment of the New York National Guard from 1848 to 1851 and he was commissioned as first lieutenant assistant surgeon on August 28, 1856.
He was breveted captain and major in 1865, rated surgeon in 1867, promoted to lieutenant colonel and surgeon in 1890, and became colonel and assistant surgeon general in 1895.
www.kshs.org /publicat/khq/1957/57_4_omer.htm   (11043 words)

  
 Major General Henry Wager Halleck
Brevet Captain Henry Wager Halleck, the Military Secretary of States, was there and in a lone measure its brains because he had given more studious thought to the subject than any other, and General Riley had instructed him to help frame the new constitution.
These he published in 1846 under the title, Elements of Military Arts and Science, a book which was looked upon as authoritative and had a wide circulation during the Civil War among regular and volunteer officers.
On August 30, 1865, after the termination of hostilities, Halleck was to command the Military Department of the Pacific with headquarters in San Francisco.
www.militarymuseum.org /Halleck.html   (2789 words)

  
 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Brevet - Wikisource
The use of the word is mainly confined to a commission, or official document, giving to an officer in the army a permanent, as opposed to a local and temporary, rank in the service higher than that he holds substantively in his corps.
In the British army "brevet rank" exists only above the rank of captain, but in the United States army it is possible to obtain a brevet as first lieutenant.
In France the term breveté is particularly used with respect to the General Staff, to express the equivalent of the English "passed Staff College" (p.s.c.).
en.wikisource.org /wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Brevet   (145 words)

  
 StrategyPage.com - Combat Information Center analysis, facts and figures about military conflicts and leaders
Thus, a brevet officer was considered superior in grade to one with the same substantive rank who lacked a brevet, and thus was in command when both were present without an officer of higher rank.
In addition to purely honorary benefits, a brevetted officer in the Spanish Army was entitled to the courtesies due his higher rank, certain per diem financial bonuses, boosts in seniority for promotion in his substantive rank, and, of course, command over unbrevetted officers of equal rank.
An infantry captain with a brevet lieutenant colonelcy would be superior to both non-brevet majors and could direct the operations of both forces, though remaining subordinate to the infantry major in matters relating to his own company.
www.strategypage.com /cic/reader.asp?target=CIC-01-09   (1021 words)

  
 Military Combat Arts at the American Heritage Fighting Arts Association
The primary military weapons used in the AHFAA are the bayonet and saber.
Though all the styles of military saber fencing were similar in technique, their swords varied.
The naval cutlass was shorter, the infantry sword was straighter, and the cavalry saber had a generous curve.
ahfaa.org /military.htm   (244 words)

  
 Unit Positions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The Captain is the highest-ranking military command structure position in The Monroe Grenadiers.
The Captain oversees all aspects of military operations at events and serves as the Units chief Liaison to the Union Army Command structure.
Lieutenant assists the Captain in discharging the Captain’s duties and oversees all aspects of military operations in the Captain’s absence.
www.27thindiana.com /III_Brevet.htm   (1328 words)

  
 The Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer
On 11 October 1867, at Fort Leavenworth, a court martial found Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer, Lieutenant Colonel, 7 th U.S. Cavalry guilty and sentenced him to suspension from rank and command for one year, and forfeiture of his pay for the same time.
In consequence the Court sentenced Brevet Major General G.A. Custer, Lieutenant Colonel, 7th U.S. Cavalry, to be suspended from rank and command for one year, and forfeit his pay for the same time.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Robert Chandler, Captain Thirteenth U.S. Infantry, Judge Advocate
usacac.army.mil /CAC/csi/history/custer.asp   (630 words)

  
 South African Military History Society - Journal - The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 - Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift
The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 24th Foot, commanded by Brevet Lieut-Col H.B. Pulleine and Brevet Lieut-Col H.J. Degacher respectively formed the core of the column.
As the arms and military tactics of the Zulus are discussed in another article in this Journal it is not necessary to re-examine these but the encircling movement and the limitation placed on the Zulu warrior by the use of a stabbing assegai should be borne in mind.
The main elements of the army which was to oppose the centre column concentrated on the Ulundi plain and on 17 January was mustered at the Nodwengu military kraal to receive instruction from the king.
rapidttp.com /milhist/vol044gc.html   (9969 words)

  
 U.S.: New Military Commissions Threaten Rights, Credibility (Human Rights Watch Press release, )
criticized the manner in which military tribunals are used to try accused terrorists in Egypt, pointing out in its most recent annual report on human rights in that country that "military courts do not ensure civilian defendants' due process before an independent tribunal.
Although the mere establishment of a military commission and various procedures set out in the Executive Order are not necessarily in violation of international law, the absence of key provisions regarding certain fundamental rights is a basis for extreme concern.
Section 7 of the Executive Order states that a terrorist suspect "shall not be privileged to seek any remedy or maintain any proceeding, directly or indirectly, or to have any such remedy or proceeding sought on the individual's behalf" before a U.S. or any other court.
www.hrw.org /press/2001/11/miltribsltr1115.htm   (1435 words)

  
 Military Rank, Operations, & Feudal Hierarchy
Before military academies, naval officers were trained at sea, and a Midshipman, who had few real command responsibilities and might only be a young teenager, was the beginning of the process.
A peacetime military is in the awkward position of being able to do none of the things, or at least none of the things in truly realistic circumstances, that it actually exists and trains to do.
Members of a peacetime military love to gripe about the absurd inanities by which their superiors demonstate what they think is important for their men to know.
www.friesian.com /rank.htm   (12345 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Don't forget, neither man was in uniform at the start of the war and like the 300,000 men who put on uniforms in late 1861-early 1862, the joined to restore the Union...which talked of the primacy of the civilian government over the military.
And while there were many brevet promotions, Grant's rank was full regular Army not brevet.
A lot of BGs and MGs were full rank but not brevet (meant they got paid for it) in the Union Army.
www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/12-1139.aspx   (783 words)

  
 Light, Lean, and Lethal Air Force Journal of Logistics - Find Articles
He was a West Point graduate, a superb cavalry officer, and the youngest soldier to be made a brevet brigadier general in the history of the US military.
It was Custer's (age 23 and recently promoted to brevet brigadier general) Michigan Cavalry that repulsed the cavalry attack by Major General J. Stuart's Invincibles at the Union rear.
Three troops (125 men) under Captain Frederick W. Benteen (Brevet Brigadier General) were sent northwest at a 45 degree angle to scout for Indians to the west of the Little Bighorn River and provide defense on the left flank.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBO/is_3_24/ai_68507641   (990 words)

  
 Revised Regulations for the ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1861
General Officers, and Colonels having the brevet rank of General Officers, may, on occasions of ceremony, and when not serving with troops, wear the "dress" and "undress" prescribed by existing regulations.
In all other respects, their uniform and dress will be that of their respective regiments, corps or departments, and according to their commissions in the same.
Officers above the grade of Lieutenant-Colonel by ordinary commission, having brevet rank, may wear the uniform of their respective regiments or corps, or that of General Officers, according to their brevet rank.
members.tripod.com /~howardlanham/usreg11.htm   (353 words)

  
 Military Rule in Alabama
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Hunter Brook sworn and examined.
I have been in the State of Alabama on military duty constantly since the 23d of July, 1865.
For the first month I was provost marshal of the district comprising the twelve lower counties of Alabama.
www.adena.com /adena/usa/cw/cw160.htm   (1219 words)

  
 Letter to President Bush on the War on Terrorism
To this end, we support the necessary military action in Afghanistan and the provision of substantial financial and military assistance to the anti-Taliban forces in that country.
We agree with Secretary of State Powell’s recent statement that Saddam Hussein “is one of the leading terrorists on the face of the Earth….” It may be that the Iraqi government provided assistance in some form to the recent attack on the United States.
American military force should be used to provide a “safe zone” in Iraq from which the opposition can operate.
www.newamericancentury.org /Bushletter.htm   (771 words)

  
 [No title]
Hardee, despite his outstanding military career, would most likely be a footnote in American history, were it not for his masterpiece of drill, Rifle and Infantry Tactics.
Hardee was born in Georgia, in 1815,and received an appointment to West Point, graduating 26th in his class, in 1838.
In 1853, at the urging of Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, Hardee, then a Major, with the brevet rank of Lt. Colonel, began work on a new, updated manual, specifically designed to utilize the advantages of the improved rifles available.
home.att.net /~MrsMajor/1862.htm   (429 words)

  
 Grand Army of the Frontier Mission
The Grand Army of the Frontier is based on the pursuit of knowledge and recognition of the American military during the latter half of the 19th Century (1858-1902) through the wearing of appropriate military attire at CAS and social events.
Rank by "brevet" and position of any individual is a mark of responsibility, not of personal power over any other member.
Military attire may be based on uniform regulations during our period of interest, uniforms worn in the field and on campaign, or as depicted in movies and art.
www.grandarmyofthefrontier.org /mission.htm   (676 words)

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