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After the war’s end, Otis was brevetted with the rank of lieutenant colonel by his commander Rutherford B. Hayes, who commended Otis for his “gallantry and meritorious services.”

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2016

Into the breach sped an army of energetic amateurs who were soon brevetted with official status.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1865 he was brevetted major-general in the regular army, and in 1866 he was retired.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

He was brevetted brigadier-general for gallant and distinguished service at Dinwiddie Court House, March 31, 1865.

From Civil War Experiences under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry, 1862, 1863, 1864 by Meyer, Henry C. (Henry Coddington)

He did good service in the war with Mexico and was brevetted captain, but resigned his commission in 1854 and went into business, where he attained only moderate success.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles