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Vol. II |
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George Edwards |
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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1841, to July 1, 1845, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, July 1, 1845. Served: in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1845‑46; in the War with Mexico, 1846‑48, being engaged in the Battle of Monterey, (Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, June 18, 1846) Sep. 21‑23, 1846, — Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9‑29, 1847, — Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17‑18, 1847, — Skirmish of Amazoque, May 14, 1847, p222 — and Defense of Puebla, Sep. 13 to Oct. 12, 1847, where he was
(Bvt. First Lieut., Oct. 12, 1847,
wounded; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1848; in Florida Hostilities (First Lieut., 2d Artillery, Oct. 19, 1847) against the Seminole Indians, 1848‑50; and in garrison at Ft. Moultrie, S. C., 1851. Resigned, June 30, 1851. Civil History. — Civil Engineer, constructing Railroads in New York, Illinois, and Missouri, 1851‑59. Accountant for the Tudor Ice Company, Boston, Mas., 1859 to 18–––. |
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