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    Extra ranks?

    Been seeing it a lot recently but did any ranks like staff sergeant, Lance corporal or private first class exist back in the civil war era? I've been looking but can't find evidence of it. Wondering if any of the more clued up can help me as I've been asked if they do by a few people.

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    Lance Corporal did as a special rank in recruitment depots.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JaegerCoyote View Post
    Lance Corporal did as a special rank in recruitment depots.
    fair enough they must have been rare tho as ive not seen it mentioned anywhere when looking up facts about companies was it a special rank restricted in number?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JaegerCoyote View Post
    Lance Corporal did as a special rank in recruitment depots.


    Prove it
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    First Sergeant Joseph P. Brevett of Company B, 2nd Maryland Infantry

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    Quote Originally Posted by JaegerCoyote View Post
    Why thank you, everydays a learning day So they are limited in number but exist and as NCOs also. Lance Sergeants a new one on me tho.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JaegerCoyote View Post
    I might actually use Lance Sergeant and Lance Corporal now. Thank you for sharing this.

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    I tried digging into the text but is lance sergeant the same as the british version at the time in that it was cpl acting up to sgt but non permanent? Just curious and like above i will add them as NCO ranks.

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    According to the regulations, it seems they were ranks in the recruitment depots for recruits that were given and then were suggestions to company commanders and colonels for the ranks of corporal and sergeant.
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    Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
    This day shall gentle his condition;- William Shakespeare, Henry V

    A Good Resource for The Maryland Campaign

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    I have to ask:

    Will the folks claiming to incorporate these rank fulfill the duties as per regulations? In others words, as staff only at a depot? If so, where is the depot? Regulations make this apparent these are not field grades.

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