CIVIL War Cavalry General Kelton Weapon Inventor Lincoln Library War Dept Letter

  
Here's a War Department Letter Signed by Gen. CIVIL WAR WEST POINT BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL.

Kelton was credited with several U. A native of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, John Kelton began his studies at West Point in the late 1840's. He graduated in the class of 1851 and commissioned into the 6. He served on various frontier posts and also instructed the use of small arms and military gymnastics at West Point in the late 1850's. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was a Captain in the 6.

US Infantry, and kept his regular army rank after he was transferred to the position of Adjutant General under the Union commander in Missouri, John C. As the chief administrator of the department, he would have been constantly been receiving messages from various commanders. HERE'S AN LETTER SIGNED BY GENERAL KELTON ON ATTRACTIVE " WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE " PURPLE LETTERHEAD, 1p. IN THIS LETTER KELTON INFORMS ELY THAT.. A copy of the Army Register for 1887 was sent to Cadet Michael J. THE DOCUMENT IS EX- THE LINCOLN LIBRARY, SHIPPENBURG, PA. MUSEUM, and COMES WITH THEIR TYPICAL TRANSCRIPT OF THE LETTER ON THEIR LETTERHEAD. IT MEASURES 8" x 10" and IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION! THE AUTOGRAPH COMES WITH A LINCOLN LIBRARY TRANSCRIPT OF THE LETTER. A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO YOUR CIVIL WAR. MILITARY AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!

(June 24, 1828-July 15, 1893) was an officer in the. Adjutant General of the U. He was appointed to the. In which he served until the outbreak of the.

He served in various staff positions during the war, with the rank of. Kelton was appointed to the Adjutant General's Department in April 1865 and was promoted to. He was appointed as adjutant general of the Division of the Pacific in July 1870, where he remained until September 1885, earning a promotion to colonel in June 1880.

Army with the rank of. He retired in June 1892. After retirement, he was appointed as governor of the Soldier's Home in Washington, where he served until his death in July 1893. He is buried in the cemetery there, now known as the.

United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery. Kelton was born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point on July 1, 1851. He was appointed as 2nd Lieutenant to the 6th Infantry in which he served two years on the northwestern frontier. Here he served until the outbreak of the American Civil War.

In 1855, he was transferred to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, where he was made 1st Lieutenant. He was appointed Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics at West Point in 1857 and again in 1859 after the war of rebellion broke out in Europe. Shortly after, Kelton was made Chief Purchasing Commissary at St.

Louis for supplying troops in the West. He then served as Assistant Adjutant General of the Department of the West with the rank of Captain.

In the fall of 1861, Kelton was commissioned Colonel of the 9th Missouri Volunteers. He resigned his volunteer commission on March 12, 1862 and in turn served as Assistant Adjutant General of the Department of Mississippi in 1862. Here he served on the field during the siege of Corinth. Kelton, who was chief of the army in 1864, was promoted in Richmond to Brevet Colonel and again to Brevet Brigadier for his valuable services.

Near the end of the war, Kelton traveled to Washington, where he served as Assistant Adjutant General from July 1865 to July 26, 1870. At that time he was appointed Adjutant General of the Division of the Pacific. Proud member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC), The Ephemera Society of America, the Manuscript Society & the American Political Items Collectors (APIC). I subscribe to each organizations' code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed. Providing quality service & historical memorabilia online for over twenty years.