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• Birth	2 Nov 1838
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I2277	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	26 May 2004 00:00:00
  Father	Orville Velora BRAINERD, b. 4 Jan 1807, Watertown, Canadaqua, New York
  Mother	Mary Seymour HOOKER, b. 28 Nov 1808
  Family ID	F900	Group Sheet

• Notes	The recipient has been identified as Orville Velora Brainard, husband of General Hooker?s sister, Mary Seymour Hooker (b. 28 Nov 1808). Apparently Hooker wanted his nephew Orville to serve on his staff. Orville Hungerford Brainard (b. 2 Nov 1838) was eventually appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 94th New York in March 1862, but he declined the commission.