Only 22 Years Old When He Made Lieut. Colonel, Thi

Frederick Lyman Tremain was a 19 year old student from Albany, New York, when he enlisted in the Union army as a First Lieutenant on July 2, 1862. That August he was commissioned into Company 'C' of the 7th New York Heavy Artillery. In November of 1863 he was discharged for promotion to Captain and Assistant Adjutant General and transfered to the staff of General Davis, Army of Potomac. He was furthered discharged for promotion in January of 1865, to Lieut Colonel and commissioned into Field & Staff of the New York 10th Cavalry. Colonel Tremain was wounded at Hatcher's Run on February 6, 1865 and died of those wounds two days later. Autograph Letter Signed, "F.L. Tremain, AAG", 2p. quarto, April 30, 1864, Head Quarters, 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry, addressed to Colonel J.P. Taylor, of the 1st Pennsylanvia Cavalry, and reads "The General commanding brigade directs me to say to you that he thinks you must be mistaken about the enemy being opposite Ellis' Ford, or even a picket line of the enemy being there - as the 3rd Cavalry Division are in the habit of sending a patrol there daily. You will, however, send a patrol to the Ford of 25 or 30 men who will make a crossing and find out positively whether or not the enemy are there. This patrol will be in charge of a competent commissioned officer, and great care must be used, lest the patrol from the 3d Cav. Div. take your patrol for the enemy. Your attention is also called to the fact that no report has been made concerning the scout sent to Falmouth..." Fine.