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(Born N. C.) |
Samuel McRee1 |
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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 12, 1815, to July 1, 1820, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 8th Infantry, July 1, 1820. Served: at the Military Academy, as Asst. Instructor of Infantry Tactics, Aug. 31 to Dec. 2, 1820; on Topographical duty, Dec. 2, 1820, to June 1, (Second Lieut., 1st Infantry, in re-organization of Army, June 1, 1821) 1821; in garrison at Baton Rouge, La., 1821‑22; on Topographical duty, (First Lieut., 1st Infantry, Sep. 30, 1823) 1822‑23; in garrison at Baton Rouge, La., 1823, — and Bellefontaine, Mo., 1823‑24; as Aide-de‑Camp to Bvt. Brig.‑General Atkinson, June 14, 1824, to Dec. 31, 1831; in the "Black Hawk" War, 1832, being engaged (Captain, 1st Infantry, Dec. 31, 1831, to Nov. 8, 1839) in the Battle of Bad Axe River, Aug. 2, 1832; in garrison at Ft. Crawford, Wis., 1832‑33; on Recruiting service, 1834; in garrison at Ft. Crawford, Wis., 1834‑37, — and Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1837; in the Florida War against the Seminole Indians, 1837‑38 and 1838‑39, being engaged in the Battle of Okee-cho-bee, Dec. 25, 1837, — and on Quartermaster (Capt. Staff — Asst. Quartermaster, July 7, 1838) duty, 1838‑39; on Quartermaster duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1839‑40, — St. Louis, Mo., 1840‑42, — New Orleans, La., 1842‑45, — (Major, Staff — Quartermaster, Nov. 8, 1839) Military Occupation of Texas, 1845‑47, — Chief Quartermaster of Major- p258 General Scott's Army in the War with Mexico, Feb. 18 to Apr. 7, 1847, —
(Bvt. Lieut.‑Colonel, May 30, 1848,
at Cincinnati, O., 1847, forwarding troops to Mexico, — and at St. Louis, Mo., 1847‑49. Died, July 15, 1849, at St. Louis, Mo.: Aged 48. Buried, Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.a |
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Was the brother of Col. Wm. McRee, of the Engineers.
a Additional biographical information, nicely filling out Cullum's dry summary, is given on the site linked.
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