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Military History. — Cadet of the Military Academy, June 15, 1808, to Jan. 3, 1812, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., Light Artillery, Jan. 3, 1812. Served: in the War of 1812‑15 with Great Britain, on the Niagara (First Lieut., Light Artillery, Aug. 24, 1812) Frontier, 1812‑13, being engaged in the Capture of Ft. George, U. C., May 27, 1813, — on the St. Lawrence River, 1813‑14, — on Recruiting service, 1814, — and with Gen. Izard's division, 1814. Resigned, Jan. 1, 1815. Re-appointed in the United States Army with the rank of Second Lieut., 1st Infantry, Feb. 19, 1817, but performed no duty before he Resigned, Nov. 1, 1817. Civil History. — Post Office Clerk, Brooklyn, Ct., 1817‑66. Died, Sep. 2, 1866, at Brooklyn, Ct.: Aged 80. |
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