1860s CIVIL WAR NJ SIGNED PROVOST MARSHAL FREE FRANK COL JAMES B FRY ANTIETAM+

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1860s CIVIL WAR NJ SIGNED PROVOST MARSHAL FREE FRANK COL JAMES B FRY ANTIETAM+:
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AMAZING ILLUSTRATED ENVELOPE WITH STATE OF NEW JERSEY CACHET, OFFICIAL BUSINESS FRANK, OFFICE A.A. PRO. MAR. GEN\'L NJ, SIGNED BY GEORGE B ECKERT, 1st LT 3rd INF,\" (The 3rd Infantry saw extensive service during theAmerican Civil Warand was credited with 12 campaigns. Detachments from the regiment were serving atFort Pickensin Florida and in Saluria on the Gulf Coast of Texas when the war began in April 1861. Three companies of the 3rd Infantry surrendered on April 25. Five of the regiment\'s 10 companies were engaged at theBattle of Bull Runon July 20, 1861.The regiment spent most of the war assigned to theArmy of the Potomacand served mostly in Virginia. From May 1862 to March 1864 it served with 1st Brigade, 2nd Division of the5th Corps. In March 1864 it was reassigned to the 4th Brigade, 1st Division of the 5th Corps. It participated in theSiege of Yorktown(part of thePeninsular Campaign), theBattle of Cold Harbor, theBattle of Malvern Hill, theSecond Battle of Bull Run, theBattle of Antietam, theBattle of Fredericksburg, theBattle of Chancellorsville, theBattle of Gettysburgand theBattle of Appomattox.) -- SENT TO COLONEL JAMES B FRY, PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL USA, WASHINGTON, DC. -- SEE BIO OF FRY BELOW !!
SEE PHOTOS !!! , SHIPPING AND HANDLING IS $3.00 IN USA, OR $15.00 FOREIGN. I COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS ON MULTIPLE ITEM TO SAVE YOU MONEY. CHECK MY VERY HIGH response !!!!! --James Barnet FryJames Barnet FryBornFebruary 22, 1827
Carrollton,IllinoisDiedJuly 11, 1894(aged67)
Newport,Rhode IslandPlace of burialSaint James the Less Episcopal States of America
UnionService/branchUnited States Army
Union ArmyYearsof service1847–1881RankBrigadier General
BrevetMajor GeneralCommands heldProvost Marshal GeneralBattles/warsMexican-American War
American Civil WarOtherworkauthor

James Barnet Fry(February 22, 1827 - July 11, 1894) was anAmericansoldier and prolific author of historical books.

Early career[edit]

Fry was born inCarrollton, Illinois. He enteredUnited States Military AcademyatWest Pointon July 1, 1843 and graduated on July 1, 1847. He briefly served as an assistant instructor of artillery at West Point after graduation.

In the fall of 1847 he went to Mexico as a 2nd lieutenant in the 1st Artillery to serve underGeneral Scottin theMexican-American Waras part of the garrison of Mexico City. In 1848 he was posted toFort Columbusin New York Harbor and transferred toFort Vancouverin Washington in 1849. He was transferred toAstoria, Oregonin 1850. He was promoted to 1st lieutenant on February 22, 1851.

Fry had several postings on the Gulf coast from 1851 to 1853 when he was reassigned to West Point. He served as an assistant instructor of artillery from December 15, 1853 until he became adjutant of the Academy on August 1, 1854 where he served until August 31, 1859.

Fry was in garrison atFort Monroe, Virginia at the Artillery School for Practice from 1859 to 1860. He served on theHarper\'s FerryExpedition, to suppressJohn Brown\'s Raidin October 1859. He then served as Recorder of the Board to \"Revise the Programme of Instruction at the Military Academy,\" from January 12 to April 24, 1860. He then served in garrison atBaton Rouge, Louisianain 1860 and on frontier duty atFort Leavenworth, Kansas from 1860 to 1861. He then was in garrison, commanding a battery of light artillery, atWashington, D. C.in early 1861.[1][2]

Civil War service[edit]

In July 1861 he served as chief of staff to Brigadier GeneralIrvin McDowellat theFirst Battle of Bull Run. He was promoted as an as an assistant adjutant general with the rank of captain on August 3, 1861.

On November 15, 1861 he was assigned as chief of staff to under Major GeneralDon Carlos Buell. General Buell successively commanded the Department of the Ohio and theArmy of the Ohio. In this assignment, Fry participated in theBattle of Shilohand theSiege of Corinthin April and May 1862. Fry was promoted to the rank of major on April 22, 1862 and to lieutenant colonel on December 31 of the same year. On October 8, 1862 Fry participated in theBattle of Perryville, Kentucky.

Fry then served as assistant in charge of the appointment branch of the Adjutant-General\'s Office, at Washington, D. C. from November 12, 1862 until he was appointedprovost marshal generalof theUnited States Army. In this capacity he was responsible for tracking deserters, enforcing military laws and overseeing theInvalid Corps. He was appointed to the position, with the rank of colonel, on March 17, 1863 and was promoted to brigadier general on April 21, 1864. Fry served as provost marshal general until the office was abolished on August 27, 1866.[3]

Effective on March 15, 1865, but probably awarded later, Fry wasbrevettedto the ranks ofcolonel,brigadier general, andmajor generalin theRegular Armyin recognition of his service at theFirst Battle of Bull Run, theBattle of Shilohand for \"faithful, meritorious and distinguished service as Provost Marshal General during the war.\"[4]

Later career[edit]

With the abolishment of the position of Provost Marshal General, Fry reverted to his permanent rank of lieutenant colonel and served as the adjutant general of the Division of the Pacific from December 3, 1866 to May 17, 1869 and of the Division of the South from June 19, 1869 to July 14, 1871. He also served as adjutant general of the Division of the Missouri from July 24, 1871 to November 26, 1873 and of the Division of the Atlantic from Nov. 28, 1873 to July 1, 1881.

On March 3, 1875 Fry was promoted to the rank of colonel. He served as adjutant general of the Department of the East from January 1, 1878 until his retirement from the Army on July 1, 1881.[5]

After retiring, Fry devoted his time to writing military histories. In 1885 he wroteKilled by a Brother Soldierdetailing the murder of Major GeneralWilliam \"Bull\" Nelsonby Brigadier GeneralJefferson C. Davis(not to be confused with the Confederate President) in September 1862. Davis was arrested shortly after the murder, but charges were never brought against him.

In 1883 Fry became a member of theAztec Club of 1847. In 1890 he was elected as a Veteran Companion of the New York Commandery of theMilitary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

General Fry died inNewport, Rhode Islandand was buried at theChurch of St. James the Lessin Philadelphia.

Published works[edit]

A Sketch of the Adjutant-General\'s Department, United States Army, from 1775 to 1875(1875)
History and Legal Effects of Brevets in the Armies ofGreat Britainand the United States, from their Origin in 1692 to the Present Time(1877)
Army Sacrifices(1879)
Operations of the Army under Buell(1884)
McDowell and Tyler in the Campaign ofBull Run(1884)
New Yorkand Conscription(1885)
Military Miscellanies(1893)
TheConklingandBlaine-Fry Controversy(1893)