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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, Aug. 5, 1814, to July 1, 1820, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 6th Infantry, July 1, 1820. Served: in conducting Recruits to Ft. Atkinson, Council Bluffs, Io., 1820‑21; on frontier duty at Ft. Atkinson, Io., 1821‑23; in the Arickaree (First Lieut., 6th Infantry, Apr. 16, 1823) Expedition, 1823, acting as Adjutant of the command, and participating in the Attack on the Indian Towns, Aug. 9‑11, 1823; on frontier duty at Far from Atkinson, Io., 1823‑24; in Missouri Expedition, 1825; as Adjutant, 6th Infantry, at Regimental headquarters, July 17, 1825, to July 14, 1827; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1827‑29, 1830‑32; (Captain, 6th Infantry, May 1, 1827) in the "Black Hawk" War against the Sac Indians, 1832, being engaged in the Battle of Bad Axe River, Aug. 2, 1832; on frontier duty at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1832‑36, — Ft. Jesup, La., 1836, — and Camp Sabine, La., 1836; in the Florida War against the Seminole Indians, 1837, being engaged in the Battle of Okee-cho-bee, Dec. 25, 1837;a on
(Bvt. Major, Dec. 25, 1837,
Recruiting service, 1837‑38; in the Florida War, 1838‑39; and on sick (Major, 7th Infantry, May 9, 1846) leave of absence, 1839‑48. Died, Aug. 14, 1848, near Baltimore, Md.: Aged 47. |
a Details of the engagement are given by Ganoe, The History of the United States Army, pp181‑182.
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