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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1818

Vol. I
p205 202

(Born Ky.)

John T. Pratt1

(Ap'd Ky.)

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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, Oct. 1, 1814, p206to July 24, 1818, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., First Infantry, July 24, 1818.

On leave of absence, July 24, 1818, to June 1, 1819.

Resigned, Jan. 1, 1820.

Civil History. — Farmer, Scott County, Ky., 1819‑383, — Captain Kentucky Militia, 1820‑24, — Major, 1824, — Lieut.‑Colonel, 1825‑28, — Brig.‑General, 1828‑35, — and Major-General, 1835‑46. Postmaster of Georgetown, Ky., 1828‑38. Member of the House of Representatives of the State of Kentucky, 1834, 1835, 1836, and 1847, — and of the Senate, 1837 to 1841.

Died, Nov. 29, 1883, at Georgetown, Ky.

The Author's Note:

1 Served as a Private of Cavalry in Colonel R. M. Johnston's Kentucky Volunteers, at the Battle of the Thames, U. C., Oct. 5, 1813.

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