▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁line , ▁division ▁commander ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁Hir am ▁Ber ry ▁was ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁and ▁the ▁command ▁de vol ved ▁on ▁Re vere . ▁In ▁the ▁cha os ▁of ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁no ▁clear ▁front ▁line , ▁Re vere ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁re group ▁his ▁men , ▁command ing ▁them ▁to ▁reform ▁at ▁a ▁point ▁set ▁by ▁comp ass ▁led ▁to ▁controvers y . ▁This ▁three - mile ▁march , ▁described ▁by ▁Re vere ▁as ▁a ▁" re group ing ▁effort " ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁retre at , ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁being ▁court - mart ia led . ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁over turn ed ▁the ▁court ' s ▁r uling ▁and ▁re inst ated ▁Re vere ▁but ▁accepted ▁Re vere ' s ▁res ignation ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁As ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁that ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁best ▁deal ▁Re vere ▁could ▁expect ▁from ▁a ▁Republican ▁administration . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁this ▁situation , ▁Re vere ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Bre vet ▁Major ▁General ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁Post bell um ▁career ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁res ignation ▁Re vere ▁began ▁travel ing ▁the ▁glo be ▁and ▁writing ▁books ▁but ▁his ▁health ▁had ▁been ▁affected ▁by ▁his ▁Civil ▁War ▁service . ▁He ▁had ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁severe ▁case ▁of ▁r he um atic ▁fe ver ▁during ▁the ▁Pen ins ula ▁Camp aign ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁sever ely