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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1824

Vol. I
p330
373

(Born N. Y.)

Horatio A. Wilson

(Ap'd N. Y.)

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

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

Second Lieut., 4th Artillery, July 1, 1824.

Served: on Topographical duty, July 14, 1824, to Mar. 6, 1828; in garrison, at Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1828, — and Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1828‑31; on Ordnance duty, Mar. 31 to Sep. 26, 1831; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1831‑32;

(First Lieut., 4th Artillery, May 30, 1832)

on "Black Hawk Expedition," 1832; in garrison at Ft. Gratiot, Mich., 1832‑33, — and Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1833; on Recruiting service, 1834; and in garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1834‑35.

Resigned, Jan. 31, 1835.

Civil History. — Chief Engineer, Havana and Guines Railroad, Cuba, W. I., 1835‑38. Counselor at Law, Troy, N. Y., 1841‑50.

Died, Jan. 17, 1850, at Troy, N. Y.: Aged 46.


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