Commissioned officers will be appointed and commissioned by this department.
The staff officers of each division will be appointed by the respective commanders of the same.
(This document is in the handwriting of J. H. Kagi.)[430]
Oliver Brown and Jeremiah G. Anderson were captains in the provisional army. A copy of Brown's commission is published herewith:
GREETING:
HEADQUARTERS WAR DEPARTMENT.
Near Harper's Ferry Maryland.
Whereas Oliver Brown has been nominated a captain in the army established under the provisional constitution,
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the authority vested in us by said constitution, we do hereby appoint and commission the said Oliver Brown a captain.
Given at the office of the Secretary of War, this day, October 15, 1859.
John Brown,
Commander in Chief.