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