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909……(Born
Pa.)
Edmund Bradford
(Ap’d Pa.)…….19
Military
History. --- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1833, to July 1, 1837,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 4th
Artillery, July 1, 1837.
Served: in
the Florida War, 1837-38; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 12838; in the
Florida War, 1838-39; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1839; at the Camp
of Instruction near Trenton, N. J., 1839; on the Northern Frontier, during
Canada Border Disturbances, at Detroit,
(First Lieut., 4th
Artillery, June 25, 1841)
Mich., 1840, --
Recruiting, 1840-41, -- and Buffalo, N. Y., 1841-42; in garrison at Ft.
McHenry, Md., 1842, -- Carlisle Barracks, Pa., 1842, -- and Ft. Monroe, Va.,
1842-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico,
1846-47, being engaged in the Battle of Monterey, Sep. 21-23, 1846, -- and
Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847; on Recruiting service, 1847-48; in the
War with Mexico, 1848, at Pachuca, Mex.; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, 1848;
and on Recruiting service, 1848-49.
Resigned, May 20,
1849.
Civil History. ---
Farmer, near Norfolk, Va., 1850-61.
Joined in the
Rebellion of 1861-66 against the United States.
Civil History. ---
Unknown
Died, Apr. 26, 1889,
at Norfolk, Va.: Aged 73.
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