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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1860

Vol. II
p766
1883

(Born Pa.)

Lyman Mishler

(Ap'd Pa.)

37

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1855, to July 1, 1860, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Infantry, July 1, 1860.

Served on frontier duty in Navajo Expedition, 1860‑61.

Second Lieut., 5th Infantry, Feb. 25, 1861.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑62: in Operations

(First Lieut., 5th Infantry, May 14, 1861)

in New Mexico, 1861‑62, being engaged in the Battle of Valverde, N. M., Feb. 21, 1862, attached to McRae's Light Battery.

Bvt. Captain, Feb. 21, 1862, for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Valverde, N. M.

Killed, June 27, 1862, at the Battle of Valverde, N. M.: Aged 23.


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