Class of 1812

Alexander Ramsay Thompson: Born Feb. 10, 1793.

Military History. — Cadet of the Military Academy, Nov. 21, 1810, to Jan. 3, 1812, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

First Lieut., 6th Infantry, Jan. 3, 1812.

Served: in the War of 1812‑15 with Great Britain, on the Northern Frontier, 1812, — in General Wilkinson's Descent of the St. Lawrence River, 1813, — and in the Campaign of 1813‑14, on the Lake Champlain line of operations, being engaged in the Battle of Plattsburg, N. Y.,

(Captain, 6th Infantry, May 1, 1814)

Sep. 11, 1814; in garrison at Ft. Niagara, N. Y., 1815‑16; on Recruiting

(Captain, 2d Infantry, on Reduction of Army, May 17, 1815)

service, 1818‑19; in garrison at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., 1819‑1821, — Greenbush, N. Y., 1821, — and Ft. Brady, Mich., 1821‑23; on Recruiting

(Bvt. Major, May 1, 1824, for Faithful Service Ten Years in one Grade)

service, 1824‑25; on frontier duty at Ft. Niagara, N. Y., 1825‑26, — Ft. Howard, Wis., 1826, — Ft. Mackinac, Mich., 1826‑28, and Ft. Gratiot, Mich., 1828‑31, 1831‑32; on "Black Hawk Expedition," but

(Major, 6th Infantry, Apr. 4, 1832)

not at the seat of war, 1832;a on frontier duty at Ft. Mackinac, Mich., 1832‑33, — Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1833, 1834, — and Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1834; on Recruiting service, 1835‑36; on frontier duty at Ft. Jesup, La., 1836, — Camp Sabine, La., 1836, — and Ft. Jesup, La., 1836; and in the Florida War, 1837, being engaged against the Seminole Indians

(Lieut.‑Colonel, 6th Infantry, Sep. 6, 1837)

at the Battle of Okee-cho‑bee, where, at the head of his regiment, in a desperate charge, he was

Killed,2 Dec. 25, 1837: Aged 44.

Buried, West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY.