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Vol. I |
(Born N. Y.) |
Robert F. Baker |
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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1831, to July 1, 1836, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Bvt. Second Lieut., 7th Infantry, July 1, 1836. Served: on frontier duty at Camp Nacogdoches, I. T., 1836‑37, — and Ft. Coffee, I. T., 1837; on Recruiting service, 1837‑39; in the (Second Lieut., 7th Infantry, Jan. 19, 1837) Florida War against the Seminole Indians, 1839‑40, 1840‑42, being engaged in the Skirmish near Ft. Waccahoota, May 17, 1842; and in garrison (First Lieut., 7th Infantry, Nov. 26, 1841) at Pensacola harbor, 1842‑43. Cashiered, Mar. 16, 1844, for Drunkenness. |
a Lt. Baker's middle name is from Heitman's Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army.
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