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Vol. III |
(Born Va.) |
James Bassel |
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Born Lost Creek (Harrison County), VA.a Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1863, to June 17, 1867, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, June 17, 1867. Served: in garrison at Cape Disappointment, Wash., Nov. 24, 1867, to Dec. 9, 1868, — San Francisco, Cal., Dec., 1868, — Angel Island, Cal., Jan., 1869, — and Drum Barracks, Cal., Feb. to Apr., 1869; on frontier duty at Ft. Yuma, Cal., Apr., 1869, — Tucson, Ara., May, 1869, — Camp Goodwin, Ara., June to Sep., 1869; and in garrison at Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., Oct., 1869, to Apr., 1870, — and Ft. Monroe, Va., Apr. to Nov., 1870. Honorably Discharged, at his own Request, Nov. 4, 1870. Civil History. — Civil Engineer since 1872. Vol. IV Civil History. — Unknown. Vol. V Civil History. — Unknown. — Residence, Weston, West Va. Vol. VI (Born March 26, 1843.) Military History. — Second Lieut., 2d Cavalry, June 17, 1867. Honorably Discharged at His Own Request, Nov. 4, 1870. Civil History. — Engaged in survey and construction work for the Kansas Pacific and for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroads, 1872‑73; Lieutenant-Colonel in the Egyptian Army, 1874; in China and Japan, 1875; later at St. Louis, Mo., with Mississippi River Commission; still later with Northern Pacific Railroad; now (1918) with Gas Company at Weston, W. Va.; member of State Legislature of West Virginia. Vol. VII Military History: — Second Lieutenant, 2nd Cavalry, June 17, 1867. Honorably Discharged at His Own Request, Nov. 4, 1870. Died, Dec. 3, 1925, at Weston, W. Va.: Aged 82. Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1926. |
a Lt. Bassel's birthplace is from his AOG obituary.
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