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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1818

Vol. I
p205 201

(Born N. Y.)

Henry Giles

(Ap'd N. Y.)

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Born Sep. 22, 1795.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, Dec. 23, 1814, to July 24, 1818, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 5th Infantry, July 24, 1818.

Served: in garrison at Detroit, Mich., 1818‑19; as Adjutant, 5th Infantry, Jan. 4 to June 4, 1819; and in garrison at Ft. Armstrong, Ill., 1819.

Resigned, Jan. 1, 1820.

Civil History. — Teacher and Surveyor, Gratz, Ky., 1824‑34. Farmer, 1834‑77. Justice of the Peace, Owen County, Ky., 1841‑52. Member of the House of Representatives of the State of Kentucky, 1855‑57.

Died, Mar. 27, 1877, at Pleasant Home, Ky.

Buried, Washington Street Cemetery, Geneva, NY.

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