. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... M/mnii—Cadet at the United StatesMilitary Academy from July i, 1827. to July I, 1831, when he was grad-uated and promoted in tlie army to brevet second lieutenant, 5th In-fantry, July I, 1831 ; served on frontier duly at Fort Mackinac, Mich.,1831-32 ; on the Black Hawk expedi
. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... M/mnii—Cadet at the United StatesMilitary Academy from July i, 1827. to July I, 1831, when he was grad-uated and promoted in tlie army to brevet second lieutenant, 5th In-fantry, July I, 1831 ; served on frontier duly at Fort Mackinac, Mich.,1831-32 ; on the Black Hawk expedition in 1S32. but not at the seat ofwar ; at the military academy as assistant instructor of infantry 20, 1832, to June 29, 1S33 ; promoted to second lieutenant,5th Infantry. March 4, 1833; on frontier duty at Fort Howard, Wis.,1833; as adjutant, 5th Infantry, at regimental head-quarters, Nov. 7,1833, to July I, 183S ; promoted to first lieutenant, 5th Infantry,Dec. 31, 1836; on recruiting service, 1S38-40 ; on frontier duty at FortSnelling, Minn., 1S40-1. and Fort Mackinac, Mich., 1841-2, 1842-5;in military occupation of Texas, 1845-6; promoted to captain of 5thInfantry, June 8, 1845 ; in the war with Mexico, 1846-S, being engagedin the battle of Palo .\Uo. March 8, 1S46, Reseca-de-la-Palma, May 9,. ,y^^-^^^ [847 1846, Monterey, Sept. 21-23, 184&; Vera Criu, March 9-capture of San Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, where he was wounded ; Cheru-busco, Aug. 20, 1847; brevet major, Aug. 20, 1847, for gallant andmeritorious conduct in the battles of Contreras andCherubusco ; Molinodel Rey, Sept. 8, 1847, where, upon the fall of his superiors, he com-manded his regiment; storming of Chepultepec, Sept. 13. 1847; assaultand capture of the city of Mexico, Sept. 13-14. 1847 ; brevet lieutenantcolonel. Sept. 8, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battleof Molino del Rey; in garrison at Fort Columbus, N. Y., 1848-9; onfrontier duty at Fort Gibson, I. T., 1849-50; conduct
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