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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1852

Vol. II
p473 1537

(Born Ten.)

Newton F. Alexander

(Ap'd Ten.)

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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1848, to July 1, 1852, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., Corps of Engineers, July 1, 1852.

Served: at the Military Academy as Asst. Professor of Engineering, Nov. 18, 1852, to June 9, 1853; as Asst. Engineer in the construction of the Defenses at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Harbor, Cal.,

(Second Lieut., Corps of Engineers, Aug. 1, 1854)

1853‑57; and as Superintending Engineer of Operations preliminary to building a Fort at Ship Island, Mis., 1857‑58.

Died Oct. 10, 1858, at Biloxi, Mis.: Aged 29.

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