| "Clermont L .Best after Antietam" created by Rich McCoy | In response to a request for information on the career of Clermont L .Best subsequent to the Battle of Antietam...
Clermont L .Best after Antietam:
It appears Capt. Clermont L .Best continued to command the artillery of the 12th Corps through the battle of Chancellorsville, and shortly thereafter (May 15th, 1863) was promoted to Lieutenat Colonel and made Assistant Inspector General, in which capacity he served until April 4th, 1864.
After the war, he eventually rose to the rank of Colonel in the 4th Artillery (comm'd October 2nd, 1883), and retired on the 25th of April 1888.
Citations:
Heitman, Francis. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army 1789-1903. (Washington: US Government Printing Office, 1903).
Rodenbough, Theophilis Francis, & Haskin, William L. The Army of the United States Historical Sketches of Staff and Line with Portraits of Generals-in-Chief. (New York: Maynard, Merrill, & Co., 1896).
U.S. War Dept. The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. (Washington: Govt. Print. Office, 1880 - 1901). | | Posted: November 21, 200512:07AM EST |
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