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John P. Walker |
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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1861, to June 18, 1866, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 13th Infantry, June 18, 1866. Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 14, 1866, to (Transferred to 22d Infantry, Sep. 21, 1866) Apr. 15, 1867, — Ft. Sully, Dak., May, 1867, to June 20, 1869, — Adjutant, 22d Infantry, May 12, 1867, to Jan. 31, 1868; awaiting orders, (First Lieut., 22d Infantry, Jan. 5, 1869) (Unassigned, May 15, 1869) June 27 to Oct. 22, 1869; on reconstruction duty in Fourth Military District, Oct. 22 to Dec. 11, 1869; conducting recruits, Dec. 27, 1869, to Mar. 4, 1870; awaiting orders, to May, 1870; on General Recruiting Service, May 27, 1870, to May 16, 1871; on frontier duty at Camp Verde, (Assigned to 3d Cavalry, Jan. 1, 1871) Ara., July 30 to Oct. 27, 1871, — Camp Hualapai, Ara., to Dec., 1871, — Ft. D. A. Russell, Wy., Mar. 11 to May, 1872, — and Sidney Barracks, Neb., May 11, 1872, to Oct. 22, 1873; in arrest, Oct. 13, 1872, to Mar. 9, 1873; on leave of absence, Mar. 9 to July 13, 1873; on frontier duty at Ft. McPherson, Neb., Dec. 23, 1873, to Feb. 15, 1874, — Sioux Expedition, Feb. 15 to Mar., 1874, — and Spotted Tail Agency, to May, 1874, — on leave of absence, May 17 to July, 1874; on frontier duty at Ft. McPherson, Neb., July, 1874 to Sep., 1875; in arrest and undergoing sentence of Court Martial, Sep., 1875, to Aug. 19, 1876; in Insane Asylum, Washington, D. C., Aug. 19, 1876, to May 11, 1877; on sick leave of p77 absence, and absent sick, May 11, 1877, to Aug. 6, 1881; and on frontier (Captain, 3d Cavalry, Nov. 30, 1879) duty at Ft. Steele, Wy., to May, 1882, — and at Ft. Apache, Ara., to Mar. 28, 1883.
Retired from Active Service, Nov. 17, 1883,
Vol. IV Military History. — Retired officer. Vol. V Military History. — Retired officer. — Residence, Washington, D. C. Vol. VI (John Perry Walker, Born May 6, 1840.) Military History. — Captain, 3d Cavalry, Nov. 30, 1879.
Captain, U. S. A., Retired, Nov. 17, 1883,
Died Aug. 9, 1915, at Washington, D. C.: Aged 75. Obituary notice in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1916. |
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