Boy oh boy, I was born 150 years too late

[Elric]

Lessee... Captain in 1890. BG in 1901... So I shoulda made BG in @ 2003? Where the heck is my back pay...

Unless it's a typo, thats @ 25 years from comissioning to BG.

General Crozier... appointed to West Point from Kansas. His graduation occurred in 1876, when he was appointed a second lieutenant of the Fourth Artillery. Five years later he became a first lieutenant of the Ordnance Department. He was promoted to captain in 1890, and appointed brigadier general and Chief of Ordnance November, 1901. His reappointments have followed in regular order.

 

[RicinYakima]

Appointments up to Colonel were by seniority. The President, with the approval of Congress, could appoint anyone to Brigadier General, Major General or Lieutenant General. Black Jack Pershing was a Captain in 1902, promoted to Colonel in 1903 and Brigadier General in 1905 with no steps in between. Remember that George Custer was only a Major in the Regular Army, but was called "General" because he was a general in the War of Northern Aggression as a "Volunteer" with the general officer rank. Ric, RA11658343

 

[Elric]

Nice, but that puts no $$$ into my pocket.