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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1870

Vol. III
p156
2345

(Born Ala.)

Robert E. Coxe

(Ap'd Ky.)

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Robert Edward Coxe: Born 1850, near Montgomery, AL.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1866, to June 15, 1870, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 8th Cavalry, June 15, 1870.

Served: in joining regiment and at Ft. Selden, N. M., Sep., 1870, to Dec. 17, 1871 (leave of absence, to Apr. 15, 1871), — conducting recruits to regiment, to May 19, 1872, — Ft. Selden, N. M., to July 23, 1872, — Santa Fé, N. M., to Dec., 1872, — in charge of office of Chief Quartermaster of the District of New Mexico, to Apr. 5, 1873, — Ft. Selden, N. M., Nov., 1873, — and Scouting, Nov., 1873; and on leave of absence, to Sep. 3, 1874.

Resigned, Sep. 3, 1874.

Civil History. — Hardware Merchant, Quincy, Ill., since 1875.

Vol. IV
p200
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Died June 15, 1892, at White Bear Lake, Min.: Aged 42.

Obituary notice in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1893.º


Thayer's Note:

a Lt. Coxe's full name and birth data are from his AOG obituary.


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