Description: Condition as seen. State commission from New York making John S Crocker Colonel of the 30th Regiment, 13th Brigade New York State Militia on May 6th 1848. Signed by Governor John Young, Samual Stevens Adjutant General and Lewis Wells Justice of the Peace. Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. During the 1850s, he served in the New York House of Representatives and was Colonel of the 30th New York State Militia regiment. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he volunteered and was appointed Colonel in command of the 93rd New York Volunteer Infantry. During the 1862, Yorktown Siege, Confederate forces captured and imprisoned him first in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia and then Salisbury Prison, North Carolina. After four months in captivity, he was exchanged in August 1862 and returned to command the 93rd New York. He served until mustered out in September 1864 on a surgeon's certificate of disability. For distinguished service, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers on March 13, 1865. After the war, he settled in Washington, D.C. and was Warden of the District of Columbia Prison until his death.
Price: 200 USD
Location: Midland, Michigan
End Time: 2025-02-13T16:24:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
