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Thomas Bennett |
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Military History. — Cadet of the Military Academy, July 8, 1803, to Nov. 14, 1806, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., Reg. of Artillerists, Nov. 14, 1806. Served: in garrison at Atlantic Posts, 1806‑12; in the War of 1812‑15, (First Lieut., Reg. of Artillerists, Aug. 1, 1809) (Captain, Reg. of Artillerists, June 20, 1813) with Great Britain, on duty at Ft. Independence. Mas., and Ft. Constitution, (Transferred to Corps of Artillery, May 12, 1814) N. H.; and in garrison at New London, Ct., 1815‑16, — Pittsfield, Mas., 1816, — Castine, Me., 1816‑17, — and Portsmouth, N. H., 1817‑18. Died, Sep. 26, 1818, at Ft. Constitution, N. H.: Aged 30. |
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