Class of 1873

John Edward Myers.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1869, to June 13, 1873, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, June 13, 1873.

Served: in garrison at David's Island, N. Y., Sep. 30, 1873, to Oct. 19, 1874, — Ft. Wadsworth, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1874, to Apr. 19, 1875, — Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), May 1, 1875, to May 1, 1876, — Madison Barracks, N. Y., June 4 to July 18, 1876, — and Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., July 21 to Oct. 13, 1876; as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Cornell College, Io., Oct. 16, 1876, to July 12, 1880; in garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., to Nov. 5, 1881, — St. Augustine,

(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, Sep. 20, 1880)

Fla., to July 3, 1884 (sick leave of absence, to Nov. 3, 1884), — San Antonio, Tex., to Aug. 31, 1886, — Washington Barracks, D. C., to May 11, 1887 (leave of absence, to June 1, and sick leave, to Oct. 1, 1887), — and San Antonio, Tex., to –––––.

Buried, San Antonio National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX.