24th Infantry Officer’s – Special Orders -Court Martial & Mileage Documents – SOLD

Description

Captain Frederick Mortimer Crandal, 24th U.S. Infantry, (1831 -1911).     “Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the start of the Civil War, he was commissioned as 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant of the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry under Colonel Charles E. Hovey. When the 48th United States Colored Infantry unit was established from the 10th Louisiana Infantry in March of 1864, he was promoted to Colonel and assigned as the regiment’s commander. He led his unit in the assault and capture of Fort Blakely, Alabama in early April of 1865. On March 13, 1865 he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers for “gallant and meritorious services.” He remained in the United States Army after the war, retiring as a Major in 1895.” (ref: Find a Grave).

After the war, Crandal was commissioned a 1st lieutenant in the 38th U.S. Infantry (Black), in July of 1866, a Captain in the 41st Infantry, another colored regiment in 1867.  These two regiments were amalgamated in 1869 becoming the 24th Infantry.  He remained with the 24th until his promotion to major, and a transfer to the 3rd Infantry in 1895, and retired from the service that year.

Buried at Fort Douglas Cemetery, Salt Lake City,Utah.

The documents for Capt. Crandal, are attached, representing his orders to replace Colonel Abner Doubleday, 24th Infantry from General Court Martial duties, and mileage from Brownsville, Texas to Ringgold Barracks in August of 1873. The Special Orders, No. 116 is dated June 9, 1873, and the voucher is dated October 20, 1873.  James Porter Martin, signed the orders as Asst Adjt. Gen.  He was with the 7th U.S. Infantry at Gettysburg, where is was breveted for gallantry.

Condition is good -very good, with some tears in the folds in one area.