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Class of 1833

Vol. I
p564 743

(Born N. Y.)

J. Chester Reid

(Ap'd N. Y.)

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1828, to July 1, 1833, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 5th Infantry, July 1, 1833.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Winnebago, Wis., 1833‑34; on sick leave of absence, 1834‑36; on frontier duty at Ft. Winnebago, Wis.,

(Second Lieut., 5th Infantry, Apr. 1, 1836)

1836‑37, — and Ft. Snelling, Min., 1837; as Aide-de‑Camp to Bvt. Maj.-

(First Lieut., 5th Infantry, July 7, 1838)

General Gaines, Nov. 1, 1837, to Sep. 10, 1845; and in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845.

Died, Nov. 17, 1845, at Wheeling, Va.: Aged 31.

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