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1145……(Born
Vt.) Jenks
Beakman
(Ap’d
Vt.)…...35
Military
History. --- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1838, to July 1, 1842,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 8th
Infantry, July 1, 1842.
Second Lieut., 4th
Infantry, Dec. 31, 1842.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Shannon, Fla., 1842, --- Ft. King, Fla., 1842-43, -- and
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1843-44; on frontier duty at Natchitoches, La.
(Camp Salubrity), 1844-45; in Military Occupation of Texa, 1845-56; and in
the War with Mexico, 1846-48, being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, May
8, 1846, --- Battle of Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9, 1846, --- Battle of
Monterey, Sep. 21-23, 1846,
(First Lieut., 4th
Infantry, Nov. 27, 1846)
Siege of Vera Cruz,
Mar. 9-29, 1847, --- Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18, 1847, -- Skirmish of
Amazoque, May 14, 1847, --- Battle of Molino del Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, --- and
Assault and Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847.
Died, May 6, 1848, at
Tampico, Mex.: Aged 26.
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