Letter Written by Brigadier General Thomas Sidney Jesup / Sold

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Letter Written by Brigadier General Thomas Sidney Jesup – Inventory Number: DOC 210 / Sold
Thomas Sidney Jesup (December 16, 1788 – June 10, 1860) was a United States Army officer known as the “Father of the Modern Quartermaster Corps”. His 52-year (1808–1860) military career was one of the longest in the history of the United States Army. 2nd Lieutenant, 7th Infantry – 3 May 1808 1st Lieutenant, 7th Infantry – 1 December 1809 Captain, 7th Infantry – 20 January 1813 Major, 19th Infantry – 6 April 1813 Major, 25th Infantry – 18 April 1814 Brevet Lieutenant Colonel – 5 July 1814 Brevet Colonel – 25 July 1814 Major, 1st Infantry – 17 May 1815 Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd Infantry – 30 April 1817 Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General – 27 March 1818 Brigadier General, Quartermaster General – 8 May 1818 Brevet Major General – 8 May 1828 Inventory Number: DOC 210 / Sold