- Mason Brayman, Union Major General, 29 th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Governor of the Idaho Terrirtory (and renter of Lincoln’s Springfield home!) - Excerpt from Official Records of the Civil War [1864] by Brayman, Mason, Good. Disbound. Collection of pages presumably removed from a larger volume. Signed by Brayman on page 10. Pages are held together with two metal fasteners. Pages have minor toning; some chipping to edges; creases from being folded. There is also some soiling and occasional marks in pencil throughout. The first page has a few words in red pen Not for [illegible]. The report is dated May 2, 1864. No copies found in OCLC as of April, 2022. This is a report by Brigadier General Mason Brayman of the Union Army. He describes his command of over 2,000 mostly African American soldiers stationed in Cairo, Illinois and their encounters with Confederate troops serving under Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Battle of Union City. It also includes copies of various related pieces of correspondence from March to May 1864. A fascinating piece for anyone researching the Civil War. ; 12mo 7 - 7½ inches tall; 21 pp; Signed by Author. From Wikipedia: In Springfield, Brayman practiced law with Jesse B. Thomas Jr., and wrote editorials for the towns newspapers. In addition to spending time with persons such as Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, he oversaw the American Baptist Publishing Society, was active in the temperance movement, and was a leader of the local Baptist church. In 1844, Brayman gained statewide prominence by accepting a commission from Governor Thomas Ford to revise the Illinois legal code. Two years later he was commissioned as a special prosecutor to deal with incidents occurring during the Illinois Mormon War. In this capacity he devised the agreement which allowed the Mormons to leave Illinois. With the outbreak of the American Civil War, Brayman joined with other railroad executives and secured a military commission. Initially serving as a major with the 29th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment under General McClernand, he was promoted to colonel on April 15, 1862 and command of his regiment. Following the Battle of Fort Donelson, Brayman stopped shaving and grew a beard that would eventually reach his belt. He also had his horse shot out from under him twice. At Shiloh he became a minor hero, rallying his troops by charging between the Union and Confederate lines. During the Siege of Vicksburg he suffered a bout of heatstroke that forced him into garrison duty. By the end of the war he had achieved the rank of Major General and was serving as head of a claims commission in New Orleans. Major General Mason Brayman was the highest ranking Civil War officer to have lived in the Lincoln’s neighborhood. Mason Brayman – 42 years old, served as a Major General with the 29th IL Volunteer Infantry. He lived in the neighborhood two times—once as a renter in the Lincoln Home and once as a renter in what is now called the Shutt House.