Class of 1849

Johnson Kelly Duncan: Born Mar. 19, 1827.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1845, to July 1, 1849, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, July 1, 1849.

Served: in Florida Hostilities against the Seminole Indians, 1849‑50;

(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, Oct. 31, 1849)

in garrison at Ft. Sullivan, Me., 1850‑52, — and Ft. Preble, Me., 1852,

(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, Dec. 24, 1853)

1852‑53; and as Assistant on Northern Pacific Railroad Exploration, Apr. 14, 1853, to Dec. 9, 1854.

Resigned, Jan. 31, 1855.

Civil History. — Superintendent of Repairs of New Orleans, La., Branch Mint Marine Hospital, and Quarantine Warehouse, and Pass à L'Outre Boarding Station, La., 1856‑59. Civil Engineer, Surveyor, and Architect, New Orleans, La., 1859‑60. Chief Engineer of the Board of Public Works of the State of Louisiana, 1860‑61.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States.​a

Died, Dec. 18, 1862, at Knoxville, Ten.: Aged 36.

Buried, McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Franklin, TN.