brevet-major-greneral

Updated: July 1, 2025

While waiting for supplies we were joined by a new commanding officer, Brevet-Major-Greneral E.A. Carr, who was the senior major of the regiment and ranked Colonel Royal. He brought with him the celebrated Forsythe Scouts, who were commanded by Lieutenant Pepoon, a regular-army officer. While in this camp, Major Brown welcomed a new lieutenant, who had come to fill a vacancy in the command.

Buffalo Bill - An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)