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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1833

Vol. I
p565
746

(Born Ga.)

Joseph P. Harrison

(Ap'd Ala.)

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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1829, to July 1, 1833, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 6th Infantry, July 1, 1833.

Served: on frontier duty at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1833‑36, — Ft.

(Second Lieut., 6th Infantry, Nov. 16, 1836)

Jesup, La., 1836, — Camp Sabine, La., 1836, — Caddo Country, 1836, — and Camp Sabine, La., 1836‑37; in the Florida War, 1837‑38; as Adjutant,

(First Lieut., 6th Infantry, Oct. 31, 1837)

6th Infantry, at Regimental headquarters, July 1 to Sep. 19, 1838; and on leave of absence, 1838‑39.

Resigned, July 22, 1839.

Died, Oct. 11, 1839, at New Orleans, La.: Aged 27.


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