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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1825

Vol. I
p363
424

(Born Mas.)

Frederick Thomas​a

(Ap'd Mas.)

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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1820, to July 1, 1825, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., Marines, July 1, 1825.

Served: at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C., 1825‑26; and

(Transferred to 7th Infantry, July 10, 1826,
to rank as Second Lieut., from July 2, 1825)

on frontier duty at Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1826‑28, — Ft. Jesup, La., 1828‑30, — and Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1830‑31.

Drowned, May 27, 1831, in Arkansas River, near Ft. Gibson, I. T.: Aged 26.

Buried, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, OK.


Thayer's Note:

a His tombstone (q.v.) gives his first name as Frederic; but it is a 20c marker: I don't know what records it might be based on.


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