Captain/AAG commission of James B Turner
26 October 2021
This commission, signed by President Lincoln and Secretary of War Stanton, promoted Lieutenant James B. Turner of the 88th New York Infantry to a Staff position in the US Volunteers.
After recovering from his Antietam wound, Captain Turner served on the staff of General Meagher’s Irish Brigade until his death in the Wilderness on 5 May 1864.
Known by his pen-name Gallowglass, Turner wrote extensively about the Brigade for the New York Irish American newspaper during the war.
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This document was sold at auction in 2012 by The Cobbs Auctioneers.
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