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A Lieutenant was the lowest rank of an officer. Usually an officer had training and was commissioned to serve as an officer. However, in some state units, an officer was picked by an election from the other soldiers.

The Lieutenant usually commanded part of a company or about 20 or 30 men. There were two levels of officer rank using the term Lieutenant. The first(lowest) was 2nd Lieutenant and the next rank was 1st Lieutenant. Then the next rank in his promotion would be Captain and then Major.

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