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President Zachary Taylor Was the First US Military Officer to Receive a Brevet Rank - Neatorama

While reading a biography of Zachary Taylor by John S.D. Eisenhower (yes, the son of Dwight Eisenhower), I came across this interesting fact: Taylor was the first officer in the US armed forces to receive a brevet promotion.A brevet rank is a temporary promotion given in honor of meritorious service. It is temporary until confirmed through regular procedure.Zachary Taylor was President of the United States from 1849 through 1850. Prior to that, he was a long-service officer in the United States