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Edward D. Stockton |
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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., 7th Infantry, July 1, 1849. Second Lieut., 1st Infantry, Aug. 31, 1849. Served: in Florida Hostilities against the Seminole Indians, 1849‑50; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1850; on frontier duty at Ft. Merrill, Tex., 1850, 1851‑52; and at the Military Academy, 1852‑56, as Asst. Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy, May 6, 1852, (First Lieut., 1st Infantry, Mar. 2, 1853) to Oct. 9, 1855, — and Principal Asst. Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Oct. 9, 1855, to Sep. 30, 1856; and en route to join his company, 1856‑57, when he Died, Mar. 12, 1857, at San Antonio, Tex.: Aged 28. |
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