When Freedom Cried Out
The Freedmen's Bureau in Texas
EDWARD W. WHITTEMORE. [Born itn Massachusetts.-Appoirnted from Massachusetts.] -MILITARY HISTORY.-Second Lieutenant 17th U. S. Infantry, October, 1871 Joined regiment at Fort Preble, Maine. Engaged at the battle of Gaines' Mill, Va., and taken prisoner by the rebels. First Lieutenant 17th U. S. Infantry, May, 1862. Captain 17th U. S. Infantry, March, 1865. Transferred to 35th U. S. Infantry, September, 1866. Transferred to the 15th U. S. Infantry, August, 1869. Brevet Major U. S. Army, for faithful and meritorious services.
Military record of civilian appointments in the United States Army. By Guy V. Henry. Author: Henry, Guy Vernor, 1839-1899. Publication Info: New York,: D. Van Nostrand, 1873.