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Originally Posted by Rainbow Six
I think the War would see lots of people holding high rank at a relatively young age, with the emphasis being placed on an individual's ability to do the job rather than age and / or length of service.
Wasn't George Custer promoted to General really, really quickly? Or is that an urban legend?
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Yes he was -- but it was a paperwork error. He was supposed to be promoted to First Lieutenant. By the time someone discovered it was a paperwork error, the Civil War was over, and his rank was reduced to Captain. He then resigned his commission, not to come back until years later -- but he was still reinstated not as a General, but as a Lieutenant Colonel, which was his rank when he died.
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