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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1846

Vol. II
p298 1319

(Born Va.)

Thomas Easley

(Ap'd Va.)

48

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1842, to July 1, 1846, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 8th Infantry, July 1, 1846.

Served: in the War with Mexico, 1846‑47, being engaged in the Siege

(Second Lieut., 2d Infantry, Feb. 16, 1847)

p297 of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9‑29, 1847, — Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17‑18, 1847, — Battle of Contreras, Aug. 19‑20, 1847, — and Battle of Churubusco, where, while advancing through a murderous fire to the assault of the strongly intrenched Convent serving as a citadel, he was

Killed, Aug. 20, 1847: Aged 24.

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