After his return he rose to lieutenant (1773) then captain (1774).

A natural soldier, he rose to lieutenant by 1802.

He enlisted in the Army in 1956, rising to second lieutenant.

There, he rose to lieutenant, commanding a 100-member security detail.

He rose through the ranks to lieutenant and was twice wounded.

He quickly rose from private to first lieutenant but saw no combat action overseas.

He joined the Confederate Army as a private and rose to lieutenant.

He saw military action in the Pacific and elsewhere and rose to lieutenant.

"They tell me I can expect to rise to lieutenant within months."

He rose to lieutenant in 1820 and to captain nine years thereafter.