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Volumes twelve and thirteen contain the abstracts of commissions issued during the Civil War (the two volumes actually span from 1851 through 1875). They provide the officer's name; office; regiment, brigade or division number; residence; date of commission; and date of rank. Entries in volume twelve are arranged by descending rank and therein alphabetically by first letter of last name. Those in volume thirteen are arranged in chronological order by date of commission.
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