It is one rank below 2nd Lt. Here is a typical officer staff from archival records of 30th Mississippi Regiment, listed from company commander down to lowest officer rank. Company A, Neill Guards, of Carroll County,
Captain - J. M. Johnson
First Lieutenant- J. W. S. Merrill
Second Lieutenant- J. T. Streater
Third Lieutenants- W. W. Conger, J. C. McMath.
1st lieutenant is commonly abbreviated as "1st Lt." The abbreviation reflects the rank along with its ordinal designation, where "1st" indicates it is the first lieutenant rank, and "Lt." stands for lieutenant. This abbreviation is frequently used in military contexts.
Lt General Richard Taylor surrendered on May 4 1865 at the "Surrender Oak" in Citronelle AL
Term for the President as commander of the nation's armed forces.
Breckenridge served as a Confederate general, rising to three star rank as a Lieutenant General. He was the last Secretary of War for the Confederacy.
What's the abreviation for lutenit? Answer(Eilena Seri 877): Lt, Lieut, LEUT, and LT. Change(ES877): Do you mean "lieutenant"? If you do mean that, then it is a rank inside the army. It usually means second-in-command. i.e. if it was "lieutenant colonel" it would be "second-in-command to colonel." Hope this helps.
It is not a question of power, it is a question of rank. A Lt is a commissioned officer and is of higher rank than a Sgt. who is a non-commissioned officer.
No, there is no rank of commander in the Army. In the Army commander is a title, not a rank. In the Navy, there is a rank of Commander, it is the equivalent of Lt Colonel or O-5.
General Stand Watie is the Cherokee leader, who rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate army.
Second Lieutenant is the higher rank
Generally, the rank of lieutenant (for both the police and the armed forces) is abbreviated as "Lt". If you were contacting a lieutenant named Jack Mason, you'd put "Lt. Jack Mason" or "Lt. Mason".
There is no rank called "colonial." The rank "Colonel" is below General and above Lt. Colonel, Major, Captain, and so on.
Yes!! All army officers of rank Lt col and above are gazetted officers!!
Captain Sallie Louisa Tompkins was the only woman to receive an officer's rank in the Confederate Army. She was commissioned by Jefferson Davis.
Lee commanded the Confederate forces.
Colonel is higher. Lieutenant is a modifier that can be applied to colonel, general and governor and indicates an inferior rank to the rank it modifies.
All equivalent in rank/grade: Lt Col (O-5) in Army Lt Col (O-5) in Air Force Lt Col (O-5) in Marines Commander (O-5) in Navy
Lieutenant Colonel.