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Class of 1860
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Vol. II |
(Born N. Y.) |
John A. Tardy |
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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1855, to July 1, 1860, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Bvt. Second Lieut., Corps of Engineers, July 1, 1860. Served: with Engineer Company at West Point, N. Y., July 1 to Sep. 1, 1860; and as Asst. Engineer on the Defenses of New York Harbor, Dec. 1, 1860, to Jan. 10, 1861. Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑66: attached to Engineer Company in Defense of Washington, D. C., Jan. 12 to Apr. 1, p7371861, — and of Ft. Pickens, Fla., Apr. 15 to Sep. 30, 1861; as Asst. Engineer (Second Lieut., Corps of Engineers, May 2, 1861) (First Lieut., Corps of Engineers, Aug. 6, 1861)
with the Port Royal Expeditionary Corps, in command of detachment of Engineer troops, Oct. 10, 1861, to Feb. 24, 1862, being engaged in charge of the Engineer Operations for the security of Tybee Island, Ga., Dec. 15, 1861, to Jan. 30, 1862; as Chief Engineer of General (Captain, Corps of Engineers, Mar. 3, 1863) of the construction and repairs of Fts. Niagara and Porter, N. Y., June 30, 1863, to Mar. 21, 1867, — of temporary Defenses to protect Depot of Rebel Prisoners at Sandusky, O., Sep. 21, 1864, to Aug., 1865,
(Bvt. Major, Mar. 13, 1865,
— of Improvement of Buffalo and Genesee Harbors, N. Y., Aug., 1864, to Mar. 21, 1867, — and of construction of Fts. Washington and Foote, and (Major, Corps of Engineers, Mar. 7, 1867) Examinations and Surveys of the Potomac River in the District of Columbia, Mar. 21 to June 3, 1867. Died, June 3, 1867, at Georgetown, D. C.: Aged 28. |
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