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Fry, James B., brigadier-general, DS 1p, 4to, January 27, 1863,
Paymaster document signed as Assistant Adjutant General. $85.00
Fry was born in Carrollton, Greene county, Ill., Feb. 22, 1827, was
graduated at West Point in 1847 and assigned to the 3d artillery. In
the same year he joined the army of Gen. Scott in the City of
Mexico, and the next year, with a detachment of artillery, made the
voyage around Cape Horn to take military possession of Oregon.
He was subsequently on frontier and garrison duty, assistant to
Maj. George H. Thomas at the military academy, and adjutant of
the academy under Col. R. E. Lee.
Being promoted captain and made assistant adjutant-general,
March 16, 1861, he was chief of staff to Gen. Irwin McDowell in
that year serving in the first battle of Bull Run was afterwards chief
of staff to Gen. Don Carlos Buell, 1861-62, and took part in the
battles of Shiloh and Corinth, the movement to Louisville, Ky., and
the pursuit of Gen. Bragg. He was made provost-marshal-general of
the United States on March 17, 1863, given the full rank of
brigadier-general April 21, 1864, and was successively brevetted
lieutenant-colonel, colonel, brigadier-general and major- general
in the regular army for "faithful, meritorious and distinguished
services during the war."
Paymaster document signed as Assistant Adjutant General. $85.00
Fry was born in Carrollton, Greene county, Ill., Feb. 22, 1827, was
graduated at West Point in 1847 and assigned to the 3d artillery. In
the same year he joined the army of Gen. Scott in the City of
Mexico, and the next year, with a detachment of artillery, made the
voyage around Cape Horn to take military possession of Oregon.
He was subsequently on frontier and garrison duty, assistant to
Maj. George H. Thomas at the military academy, and adjutant of
the academy under Col. R. E. Lee.
Being promoted captain and made assistant adjutant-general,
March 16, 1861, he was chief of staff to Gen. Irwin McDowell in
that year serving in the first battle of Bull Run was afterwards chief
of staff to Gen. Don Carlos Buell, 1861-62, and took part in the
battles of Shiloh and Corinth, the movement to Louisville, Ky., and
the pursuit of Gen. Bragg. He was made provost-marshal-general of
the United States on March 17, 1863, given the full rank of
brigadier-general April 21, 1864, and was successively brevetted
lieutenant-colonel, colonel, brigadier-general and major- general
in the regular army for "faithful, meritorious and distinguished
services during the war."