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1179…….(Born Ind.)
Jacob J. Booker
(Ap’d Ind.)……….13
Military History. --- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1839, to July
1, 1843, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 1st
Infantry, July 1, 1843.
Served: on
frontier duty at Ft. Crawford, Wis., 1843-45; on detached service at
Appalachicola Arsenal, Fla., 1845; in Military Occupation of
(Second Lieut., 8th
Infantry, June 1, 1845)
Texas, 1845-467; 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, -- and
(First Lieut., 8th
Infantry, Sep. 10, 1847)
Siege of Vera Cruz,
Mar. 9-29, 1847; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1848; and on
frontier duty at San Antonio, Tex., 1848-49.
Died, June 26, 1849,
at San Antonio, Tex.: Aged 28.
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