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Class of 1824

Vol. I
p325 362

(Born Me.)

John W. A. Smith

(Ap'd Me.)

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1820, p326 to July 1, 1824, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, July 1, 1824.

Second Lieut., 1st Artillery, July 1, 1824.

Served: at the Military Academy, 1824‑26, as Asst. Professor of Mathematics, Aug. 29, to Nov. 4, 1824, — and Asst. Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology Nov. 4, 1824, to Mar. 26, 1826; in garrison at Ft. Independence, Mas., 1826‑27; and on Commissary duty, 1827.

Dismissed, Feb. 12, 1828, for Ungentlemanly Conduct.

Civil History. — Surveyor and Teacher, near Milford, N. H., 1828‑32. Counselor at Law, Milford, N. H., 1832‑35.

Accidentally Killed, June 29, 1835, at Milford, N. H.: Aged 34.

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