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Nathan W. Brown Paymaster General.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)His long and valuable services now reaped their reward, he being appointed Chief of the Pay Department with the rank of Colonel, Jan. 1, 1872, and of Brigadier-General, July 22, 1876. This elevated position he held till retired from active service, June 8, 1880