If they should reach a captaincy in the line before they arrived at a majority in the staff, they would elect which commission they would retain. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
Generally lieutenants were appointed to captaincies to fill vacancies in the staff corps. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.