Class of 1826

John Breckenridge​a Grayson:
Born Oct. 18, 1806, Cabell's Dale (Fayette County), KY.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1821, to July 1, 1826, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, July 1, 1826.

Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, July 1, 1826.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1826‑28; on Topographical duty, June 4, 1828, to Mar. 29, 1832; in garrison at Augusta Arsenal, Ga., 1833, — Ft. Mitchell, Ala., 1833‑34,

(First Lieut., 2d Artillery, Apr. 30, 1834)

Ft. Wood, La., 1834, — Bay of St. Louis, Mis., 1834, — and Ft. Wood, La., 1834‑35; in the Florida War against the Seminole Indians, 1835‑36, being engaged in the Skirmishes at Camp Izard, Feb. 27, 28, 29, and Mar. 5, 1836, — and Action of Oloklikaha, Mar. 31, 1836; on Commissary duty at New Orleans, La., 1836‑47; in the War with Mexico,

(Capt., Staff — Commissary of Subsistence, July 7, 1838)

(Captain, 2d Artillery, Dec. 11, 1838, to June 18, 1846)

1847‑48, as Chief of Commissariat of the Army under the command of Major-General Scott, and was present at the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9‑29, 1847, — Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17‑18, 1847, — Battle of

(Bvt. Major, Aug. 20, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco, Mex.)

Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, — Battle of Molino del Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, — Battle of Chapultepec, Sep. 13, 1847, — and Assault and Capture of the

(Bvt. Lieut.‑Colonel, Sep. 13, 1847,
for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct in the Battle of Chapultepec, Mex.)

City of Mexico, Sep. 13‑14, 1847; on Commissary duty at Detroit, Mich., 1848‑55, — and as Chief of Commissariat of the Department of New

(Major, Staff — Commissary of Subsistence, Oct. 21, 1852)

Mexico, Aug. 27, 1855, to July 1, 1861.

Resigned, July 1, 1861.​b

Died, Oct. 21, 1861, at Fernandina, Fla.: Aged 55.

Buried, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, LA.