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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1829

Vol. I
p443
577

(Born Me.)

John P. Davis

(Ap'd Me.)

37

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1825, to July 1, 1829, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 7th Infantry, July 1, 1829.

Second Lieut., 7th Infantry, July 1, 1829.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1830, — Ft. Jesup, La., 1830‑31, — Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1831‑32, — Quartermaster duty, 1832, — Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1832‑33, — Ft. Smith, Ark., 1833‑34, — and Ft. Coffee,

(First Lieut., 7th Infantry, Dec. 31, 1834)

(Asst. Quartermaster, Mar. 10, 1836, to July 7, 1838)

I. T., 1834‑36; and on Quartermaster duty at Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1836, — Ft. Towson, I. T., 1836, — Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1837‑43, — Ft. Smith, Ark.,

(Capt., Staff — Asst. Quartermaster, July 7, 1838)

(Captain, 7th Infantry, July 7, 1838)

1843‑44, — and Ft. Washita, I. T., 1844‑45.

Dismissed, Apr. 18, 1845, under Sec. 3 of Law of Jan. 31, 1823.​a

Died, 18–––, in Cherokee Nation.

[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Vol. IV
p34
Died, 1853, in Cherokee Nation.


Thayer's Note:

a Requiring that disbursing officers failing to render their accounts for settlement in due time be promptly reported to the President of the United States and dismissed from the public service.


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