Mexican War US Army Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Pennsylvania, he graduated from West Point in 1832, served as an expedition officer at Fort Jackson, Louisiana and as Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics at West Point. After he resigned from the Army in 1836 and became a civil engineer. At the start of the Mexican War in 1846, he reenlisted in the Army and was commissioned Colonel in command of the 1st New York Volunteer Infantry. He engaged with his regiment at the Siege of Vera Cruz, Battle of Cerro Gordo, Battle of Contreras and Battle of Churubusco, where he was severely wounded. For gallant and distinguished service, he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers in August 1848. He was awarded a Gold Medal by the City of New York for his valorous service in the Mexican War. After the war, he was chief-engineer of the Brooklyn Water-works and served as United States Surveyor-General of Kansas and Nebraska Territories.
Mexican War US Army Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Pennsylvania, he graduated from West Point in 1832, served as an expedition officer at Fort Jackson, Louisiana and as Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics at West Point. After he resigned from the Army in 1836 and became a civil engineer. At the start of the Mexican War in 1846, he reenlisted in the Army and was commissioned Colonel in command of the 1st New York Volunteer Infantry. He engaged with his regiment at the Siege of Vera Cruz, Battle of Cerro Gordo, Battle of Contreras and Battle of Churubusco, where he was severely wounded. For gallant and distinguished service, he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers in August 1848. He was awarded a Gold Medal by the City of New York for his valorous service in the Mexican War. After the war, he was chief-engineer of the Brooklyn Water-works and served as United States Surveyor-General of Kansas and Nebraska Territories.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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Either say he was born in England or the state of Pennsylvania.
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England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936
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England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
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District of Columbia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1737-1952
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New York, U.S., State Census, 1855
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New Jersey, U.S., Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878
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