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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1821

Vol. I
p271
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(Born N. Y.)

Alexander H. Morton

(Ap'd N. Y.)

15

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 2, 1814,º to July 1, 1821, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 7th Infantry, July 1, 1821.

Second Lieut., 7th Infantry, July 1, 1821.

Served: in garrison at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., 1822; on frontier duty at Ft. Jesup, La., 1823‑24, — on Sulphur Fork of Red River, 1824,

(First Lieut., 7th Infantry, July 31, 1824)

— and Ft. Jesup, La., 1824‑25; on Commissary duty at Natchitoches,º La., 1827‑30; on frontier duty at Ft. Jesup, La., 1830‑31; and on Commissary and Quartermaster duty, 1831‑32.

Resigned, July 12, 1833.

 p272  Civil History. — Merchant, Manchester (now Yazoo City), Mis., 1833‑37. Civil Engineer, 1837‑53.

Died, Oct. 24, 1853, at Yazoo City, Mis.: Aged 53.


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