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What American soldier was promoted from private directly to General? Who promoted him?
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I once heard that Custer was promoted like that, but I have also read that he held intermediate ranks, so that should count only as a guess.
Nathaniel Green, by Congress in Revolutionary war.
I know that Nathanael Greene was promoted from private to a general during the revolutionary war.
damn...couple seconds too late.
According to the Mil history channel it was George Washington that promoted him.
THOMAS, George Henry, General [1816-1870] -- American soldier!!!
Nathanael Greene im writing a paper on him for history as i speak.
99explorer's comment reminded me that Custer bounced up and down the ranks like a rubber ball. When he and his "7th Calvary" were overcome near the Little Bighorn he was not the commander of the 7th. General Sturgis was the commandant. This is the same guy that Sturgis, South Dakota was named for. It is also the same guy that Nathan Bedford Forrest and 3500 followers attacked at Brice's Cross Roads in NE Mississippi. Ole Nate not only bushwhacked Sturgis and his army of 8500 but also chased them about a hundred miles back to Memphis. More trivia to read and forget...
Nathan Bedford Forrest initially enlisted as as a private in the CSA army, but soon thereafter used his personal fortune to raise a cavalry battalion, and thereafter achieved the rank of Lieutenant General.
Famous Air Force test pilot Chuck Yeager was a private in the Air Force who eventually rose to the rank of (Two Star) Major General.
Famous Iraq War General Tommy Franks was a Private First Class upon enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1965, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant after completing Artillery and Missile Officer Candidate School and eventually rose to the rank of Four-Star General.
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Nathaniel Green, by Congress in Revolutionary war.
I know that Nathanael Greene was promoted from private to a general during the revolutionary war.
damn...couple seconds too late.
According to the Mil history channel it was George Washington that promoted him.
I once heard that Custer was promoted like that, but I have also read that he held intermediate ranks, so that should count only as a guess.
THOMAS, George Henry, General [1816-1870] -- American soldier!!!
Nathanael Greene im writing a paper on him for history as i speak.
99explorer's comment reminded me that Custer bounced up and down the ranks like a rubber ball. When he and his "7th Calvary" were overcome near the Little Bighorn he was not the commander of the 7th. General Sturgis was the commandant. This is the same guy that Sturgis, South Dakota was named for. It is also the same guy that Nathan Bedford Forrest and 3500 followers attacked at Brice's Cross Roads in NE Mississippi. Ole Nate not only bushwhacked Sturgis and his army of 8500 but also chased them about a hundred miles back to Memphis. More trivia to read and forget...
Nathan Bedford Forrest initially enlisted as as a private in the CSA army, but soon thereafter used his personal fortune to raise a cavalry battalion, and thereafter achieved the rank of Lieutenant General.
Famous Air Force test pilot Chuck Yeager was a private in the Air Force who eventually rose to the rank of (Two Star) Major General.
Famous Iraq War General Tommy Franks was a Private First Class upon enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1965, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant after completing Artillery and Missile Officer Candidate School and eventually rose to the rank of Four-Star General.
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