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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1833, to July 1, 1837, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, July 1, 1837. Served: in the Florida War, 1837‑38; in the Cherokee Nation, 1838, while transferring the Indians to the West; on the Northern Frontier during Canada Border Disturbances, at Ft. Niagara, N. Y., 1838‑39, — Recruiting, 1839‑40, — Buffalo, N. Y., 1840, — Recruiting, 1840, — and (First Lieut., 2d Artillery, June 1, 1839) Buffalo, N. Y., 1840‑41; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1841; on Recruiting service, 1841‑42; in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa., 1842‑46, — and Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1846; in the War with Mexico, 1846‑47, being engaged in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9‑29, 1847, — Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17‑18, 1847, — Skirmish of Amazoque, May 14, 1847, — p685 Capture of San Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, — Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, (Captain, Staff — Asst. Quartermaster, Aug. 5, 1847) 1847, — and Battle of Molino del Rey, where, by the explosion of the enemy's magazine, he was Killed, Sep. 8, 1847: Aged 32. |
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