. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . - letterof that officer. Captain Kramer is very brave, faithful,and experienced, and should not be lost to the cavalryservice. General Garfield indorsed this as follows: I cheer-fully concur in the above recommendation. Such aman as Captain Kramer ought not to be lost to theservice. Major Morrow, the Presidents private secretary, in-dorsed as follows: Having been on the staff of Major-General Stoneman during the time the Fifteenth Penn-sylvania Cavalry was under his command, I can beartestimony to Captain Kramers excellent
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . - letterof that officer. Captain Kramer is very brave, faithful,and experienced, and should not be lost to the cavalryservice. General Garfield indorsed this as follows: I cheer-fully concur in the above recommendation. Such aman as Captain Kramer ought not to be lost to theservice. Major Morrow, the Presidents private secretary, in-dorsed as follows: Having been on the staff of Major-General Stoneman during the time the Fifteenth Penn-sylvania Cavalry was under his command, I can beartestimony to Captain Kramers excellent reputation as abrave and skilful officer, and I would be glad to learn ofhis appointment in the regular °. Captain Kramer was appointed a second lieutenantof the Second U. S. Colored Cavalry December 7, 1865,and was stationed at Brazos Santiago, Texas. He wasmustered out February 12, 1866. He then receivedhis appointment as second lieutenant, Sixth U. , to date from April 27, 1866; was promotedfirst lieutenant December 12, 1866, and captain August1, 1S74. He was stationed in Texas until 1870, when he availedhimself of a leave of absence from September, 1870, toFebruary, 1871, during part of which time he was withthe German army in the Franco-Prussian War. He was engaged in the following affairs with the Indians(with his troop): At Ash Creek, Arizona Territory, May7, 1880; also at Chevalons Fork of the Little ColoradoRiver, Arizona Territory, the campaign against the Siouxof 1891 and 1892, and various others. Captain Kramer received special commendation fromBrevet Major-General Grierson, commanding the Districtof New Mexico, in his special report on the removal ofthe intruders from
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