Answer #59
. Lincoln, Grant, Taylor, Harrison, of and Jackson....five?
Lincoln was
elected ? to the rank of Captain - then re-enlisted as a private, honorably dischared without seeing combat.
Grant was a graduate of West Point, became a four star General.
Taylor promoted to 2 star major General because of his Mexican-American War leadership.
Harrison was a Brevert Brigadier General
Jackson served in Contionental Army 1780 as messenger, was the only president to be held as
prisoner of war,then served in War of 1812 becoming a Major General.
So the 'Breverts' were;
Benjamin Harrison - Brigadier General of Volunteers
Rutherford Hayes - Major General of Volunteers
William McKinley - Major of Volunteers [gold oak leaf - not a general].
Note; Brevert's had the rank without the extra pay, and used mostly for Officers of Volunteers. Brevert ranks were done away with sometime in the 20th century, mostly replaced with medals and awards.
Side note; While studing presidential military service, I found the Lyndon Johnson was a
Commander during WWII recieving the Silver Star from MacArthur for his role as an
observer on
a B-26 bomber mission. [ Can we say GIFT]
