Aaron Simon Daggett, Union Brigadier General, 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry

- Aaron Simon Daggett, Union Brigadier General, 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry - JOURNAL OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION KEPT BY JAMES MADISON - OWNED BY A. S. DAGGETT, BREVET UNION GENERAL Hardcover - 1893 by James Madison, edited by E. H. Scott, Chicago: Albert, Scott and Co., 1893. first edition. Hardcover. Very good +. 7 x 10 in. Blue cloth boards. PO's name in pencil on ffep is that of Aaron Simon Daggett, brevet general of the Union Army. Underneath someone has written a note identifying him in pen. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean. Corners and spine ends bumped, minor shelf wear. Binding tight. Text bright and unmarked. Am Hist. RGR. Daggett was the last surviving Union General. He enlisted as a private in the 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment in April 1861, and became a second lieutenant in May 1861. He was appointed first lieutenant, June 24, 1861. He fought at the First Battle of Bull Run. He was appointed a captain, August 15, 1861. Daggett became a major of the 5th Maine Infantry Regiment to rank from April 14, 1863. He fought at Second Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Mine Run, the Wilderness, and Cold Harbor where he was wounded on May 30, 1864. Daggett was mustered out of the volunteers on July 24, 1864. On January 23, 1865, he was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 5th United States Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was appointed brevet colonel, March 3, 1865. He had brevet appointments as a major in the Regular Army for gallant and meritorious services at Rappahannock Station and as lieutenant colonel for services at the Wilderness, both to rank from March 3, 1865. He was again mustered out of the volunteers, May 10, 1865. On February 21, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Daggett for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on April 10, 1866. Daggett believed in the abolition of slavery and fought alongside African-American soldiers during the Civil War while serving with the 5th Maine Infantry Regiment. He was also a strong supporter of the temperance movement and gave public lectures on the topic.