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Class of 1830

Vol. I
p462 616

(Born N. Y.)

James H. Taylor

(Ap'd N. Y.)

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1825, to July 1, 1830, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Infantry, July 1, 1830.

Served: on frontier duty at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1831; at West Point, N. Y., July 11, 1831, to Mar. 15, 1834; on Recruiting service,

(Second Lieut., 6th Infantry, Oct. 31, 1833)

1834; and on frontier duty at Camp Washita, I. T., 1834, — and Ft. Towson, I. T., 1834‑35.

Drowned, Oct. 17, 1835, in the Cossitotº River, •76 Miles from Ft. Towson, I. T.: Aged 28.

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

Thayer's Note:

a He shares a tombstone (photo) with Indicates a West Point graduate and gives his Class. Alexander G. Baldwin.

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