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695……(Born
N.Y.) James V. Bomford*
(Ap’d D.C.)………34
Military
History. --- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1828, to July 1, 1832,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d
Infantry, July 1, 1832.
Served: on
the “Black Hawk Expedition” 1832, but not at the seat of war; on Engineer
duty, Sep. 28, 1832, to May 1, 1834; in garrison at
(Second Lieut., 2d
Infantry, Oct. 6, 1834)
Ft. Mackinac, Mich.,
1834-35, -- Ft. Gratiot, Mich. 1835, -- Hancock Barracks, Me., 1835-36, --
Ft. Independence, Mas., 1836, -- Ft. Gratiot, Mich., 1836-37, -- and Ft.
Howard, Wis., 1837; in the Florida War, 1837-38; on the Northern Frontier
during Canada Border Disturbances,
(First Lieut., 8th
Infantry, July 7, 1838)
as Adjutant of 8th
Infantry, at Sackett’s Harbor, N. Y., 1838, -- Ogdensburg, N. Y., 1838-39,
-- and Sackett’s Harbor, N. Y., 1839-40; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks,
Mo., 1840; on Recruiting service, 1840-42; in garrison at Ft. Shannon, Fla.,
1842, -- Ft. Marion, Fla., 1842-45, -- and Ft. Brooke, Fla., 1845; in
Military Occupation of Texas 1845-46;
(Captain, 8th
Infantry, Mar. 4, 1845)
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, -- Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29-1847, Battle of Cerro Gordo,
Apr. 17-18, 1847, -- Capture of San Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of
Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847,
(Bvt. Major, Aug. 20,
1847, for Gallant and Meritorious
Conduct in the Battles
of Contreras and Churubsco, Mex.)
--Battle of Molino del
Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, -- Storming of Chapultepec, Sep. 13, 1847, ---
(Bvt. Lieut.-Col, Sep.
8, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious
Conduct in the Battle
of Molino del Rey, Mex.)
And Assault and
Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847; and on frontier duty at
Port Lavaca, Tex., 1848-49, -- San Antonio, Tex., 1849, -- Ft. Graham, Tex.,
1849-51, -- Ft. Gates, Tex., 1851, -- Ft. Worth, Tex., 1851-52, -- Scouting,
1852, -- Ft. McKavett, Tex., 1852, 1853-54, -- Ft. Clark, Tex., 1854, -- Ft.
Davis, Tex., 1854-55, -- Scouting, 1855, -- Ft. Davis, Tex., 1855-58, -- Ft.
Quitman, Tex., 1859-60, -- and Ft. Davis, Tex., 1860-61.
(Major, 6th
Infantry, Oct. 17, 1860)
Served
during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861-66: as Prisoner of War in
Texas, May 9, 1861, to Apr. 9, 1862; with his regiment
(Lieut.-Colonel, 16th
Infantry, Jan. 10, 1862)
July-Nov., 1862, in
the retrograde movement of the Army, commanded by Major-General Buell, from
Alabama to Kentucky, and in its subsequent advance, being engaged, as Chief
of Staff to Major-General McCook, in the Battle of Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8,
1862; as Superintendent
(Bvt. Colonel, Oct. 8,
1862, for Gallant and Meritorious
Services at the Battle
of Perryville, Ky.)
Of Volunteer
Recruiting Service, and Mustering Officer at Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 1 to
May 30, 1863; as Acting Asst. Provost Marshal General of Western Division of
Pennsylvania, May 30, 1863, to July 31, 1864; in command of Ft. Columbus, N.
Y., Sep. 4, 1864, to Feb. 14, 1865;
(Colonel, 8th
Infantry, May 18, 1864)
on leave of absence,
June 16 to Nov. 2, 1865; in command of regiment at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 2,
1865, to May 10, 1866, -- and at Winchester, Va., June 12 to Aug. 23, 1866.
Served: in
command of District of North Carolina, Sep. 20, 1866, to Apr. 1867, -- of
regiment at Raleigh, N. C., Apr. 1867, to May 18, 1868, -- of District of
South Carolina, May 18, 1868, to Oct. 3, 1870, -- and of regiment at David’s
Island, New York Harbor, Nov. 5, 1870, to July 5, 1872; as Acting Inspector
in the Department of the Platte, at Omaha, Neb., July 15, to Oct. 1, 1872;
in command of regiment, at Fort D. A. Russell, Wy., Oct. 5, 1872, to Nov.
26, 1873; and on sick leave of absence, Nov. 16, 1873, to June 8, 1874.
Retired from Active
Service, June 8, 1872, under the Law of July 17, 1862,
He being over the age
of 62 years.
*Was the son of
Colonel George Bomford, Chief of Ordnance of the U. S. Army.
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