American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

<center>THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


Washington,
April 30th, 2010

<b>Col. Jeffrey McDonald</b></center>


To all who shall see these presents, greeting:

Know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity, and abilities of <b>Jeffrey McDonald</b> I have nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint him a <b>Brigadier General</b> in the service of the United States, to rank as such from the Thirtieth day of April, Two Thousand and Ten.

He is therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Brigadier General by doing and performing all manner of things thereon belonging. And I do strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers under his command to be obedient to his orders as Brigadier General. And he is to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as he shall receive from me, or the future President of the United States of America, or the General or other superior officers set over him, according to the rules and discipline of war. This commission to continue in force during the pleasure of the President of the United States, for the time being.

Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, this the Thirtieth day of April, in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Ten.

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By the President: <i>A. Lincoln</i>

Gen.-in-Chief: <i>D.S. Walter</i></center>


<center>Gen. Walter, USA
<i>The Blue Blitz</i>
[url="http://www.acwgc-usa.org/"][/url]
<i>"... and keep moving on."</i>

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There's no feeling like getting that first star! Congratulations
General MacDonald!

Maj.Gen. Drex Ringbloom,
AotS Chief-of -Staff,
2nd Division Cmdr, "Corcoran's Legion", VIII Corps
Army of the Shenandoah

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Drex</i>
<br />There's no feeling like getting that first star!
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Hm, I wouldn't know ... missed it entirely. But I can imagine. [;)]

<center>Gen. Walter, USA
<i>The Blue Blitz</i>
[url="http://www.acwgc-usa.org/"][/url]
<i>"... and keep moving on."</i>

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You mean you skipped a rank? Never heard of that being done in the club. what about the Civil War?

Maj.Gen. Drex Ringbloom,
AotS Chief-of -Staff,
2nd Division Cmdr, "Corcoran's Legion", VIII Corps
Army of the Shenandoah

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Drex</i>
<br />You mean you skipped a rank? Never heard of that being done in the club. what about the Civil War?
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I was commissioned Colonel 1/7/2002 and breveted Major General when being appointed Commandant of the War College on 4/11/2002, a few days days before I would have become eligible for promotion to substantive Brigadier General. As a result I never was a Brig. Gen.

In the real ACW the two would have been separate things and an officer would still have been commissioned Brig. Gen. in spite of the brevet, but we didn't do that in the club.

<center>Gen. Walter, USA
<i>The Blue Blitz</i>
[url="http://www.acwgc-usa.org/"][/url]
<i>"... and keep moving on."</i>

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It affords me great pleasure in congratulating Brigadier General Jeffrey McDonald on his promotion. He is a fine officer and has proven to be an equally fine division commander.

General Jos. C. Meyer
Commander, Army of the Tennessee
Union Army Chief of Staff

Hats off to new General - A well deserved promotion

Col Elkin
Chief Engineer AoT

“I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies. . . . Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of themselves. Let us look before us, and not behindâ€

My many thanks Gentleman. Please join me and my ancestors with a tasting of my finest Scotch-Irish Whisky with beer chasers [;)]!

William Walton McDonald 48th Infantry Missouri Volunteers (Paternal)

Jacob Zimmerly, enlisted October 16, 1861 in Company K, 2nd WI Volunteer Infantry (Iron Brigade) [^] (Maternal)

Brig. Gen. McDonald
1st Div, XV Corps
Army of the Tennessee