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Officers of the U. S. Army - Alston |
- Alston, Thomas L.
Mass. Army.
Private Corporal and Sergeant E 3 infantry 8 June 1853 to 8 June 1858
Private and Sergeant gen service and C 2 battalion 12 infantry 16 Apr 1861 to 6 June 1863
2 Lieutenant 12 infantry 1 June 1863
1 Lieutenant 9 Sept 1863
transferred to 21 infantry 21 Sept 1866
unassigned 11 Apr 1869
Brevet Captain 1 Aug 1864 for gallant service at the battle of Spottsylvania and during the campaign before Richmond Va
honorably discharged 31 Dec 1870 at his own request
Source:Extracted from the Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: 1789 - 1903. Names are followed by state or country where born and then the state from which originally appointed but when there is only one place listed, it indicates the state whence appointed, the place of birth not being known. Where "Cadet Military Academy" is indicated, the next date refers to the date he entered that institution, and the figure in parenthesis represents his standing in the graduating class.
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