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1098….(Born
Pa.) Andrew
W. Bowman
(Ap’d
Pa.)……40
Military
History. --- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1837, to July 1, 1841,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 1st
Infantry, July 1, 1841.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Crawford, Wis., 1841-42; in the Florida
(Second Lieut., 3d
Infantry, Apr. 30, 1842)
War, 1842; in garrison
at Ft. Stansbury, Fla., 2842-43; on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.,
1843-44, 1845, -- and Ft. Jesup (Camp Wilkins), La., 1845; in Military
Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; 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
(First Lieut., 3d
Infantry, Sep. 21, 1846)
of Cerro Gordo, Apr.
17-18, 1847, -- and Assault and Capture of the
(Bvt. Captain, Apr.
18, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious
Conduct in the Battle
of Cerro Gordo, Mex.)
City of Mexico, Sep.
13-14, 1847; as Quartermaster, 3d Infantry, Mar. 28, 1847, to Apr. 30, 1852;
on frontier duty near San Antonio, Tex., 1848-49, -- March to El Paso, 1849,
-- Ft. Bliss, Tex., 1849-52, -- and Ft. Fillmore, N. M., 1852; on Recruiting
service, 1852; on Detached service at
(Captain, 3d Infantry,
June 6, 1852)
Washfington, D. C.,
1852-54; on frontier duty at Ft. Fillmore, N. M., 1854-55, -- Ft. Stanton,
N. M., 1855-56, -- Ft. Massachusetts, Col., 1856, -- Ft. Garland, Col.,
1857, -- on March to Utah, 1858, -- and Ft. Garland, Col., 1858-59; on leave
of absence, 1859-60; on frontier duty at Ringgold Barracks, Tex., 186061, --
Ft. Brown, Tex., 1861, -- Camp Wetherill (mouth of the Rio Grande), Tex.,
1861, -- and Indianola, Tex., where
(Major, 9th
Infantry, June 7, 1862)
he was captured by
Texas Rebels, Apr. 25, 1861, and not exchanged till Aug. 27, 1862; and in
garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y. 1862.
Served
during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1863-66: in command of Ft.
Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 14 to Aug., 1863; in command of Regiment at the
Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., Sep. 8, 1863, to Jan. 25, 1864; as Acting
Inspector-General of the Department of the Pacific, Feb. 13, 1864, to Apr.
5, 1865; and in command of Regiment at Point San Jose, Cal., Apr. 5, 1865,
to Mar. 20, 1866.
Served: in command of
District of Humboldt, Cal., Mar. 20, 1866, to
(Lieut.-Colonel in 31st
Infantry, June 6m 1867)
Aug. 9, 1867, -- and
at Camp Gaston, Cal., to Oct., 1867; on leave of absence, Oct., 1867, to
Apr., 1868; and in garrison at Ft. Buford, Dak., May 14, 1868, to Jan. 29,
1869.
Died, July 17, 1869,
at Omaha, Neb.: Aged 50
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