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643…….(Born Md.)
William Chapman
(Ap’d Md.)……………15
Military
History. --- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1827, to July 1, 1831,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, July 1, 1831.
Served: on
frontier duty at Ft. Mackinac, Mich., 1831-32, -- on the “Black Hawk
Expedition,” 1832, but not at the seat of war; at the Military Academy, as
Asst. Instructor of Infantry Tactics, Oct. 20, 1832, to June 29, 1833; on
frontier duty at Ft. Howard, Wis., 1833; as Adjutant,
(Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, Mar. 4, 1833)
5th Infantry,
at Regimental headquarters, Nov. 7, 1833, to July 1, 1838; on Recruiting
service, 1838-40; on frontier duty at Ft. Snelling, Min.,
(First Lieut., 5th
Infantry, Dec. 31, 1836)
1840-41, -- and Ft.
Mackinac, Mich., 1841-42, 1842-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46;
in the War with Mexico, 1846-48,
(Captain, 5th
Infantry, June 8, 1845)
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, -- Capture of San Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, where he was wounded,
-- Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20,
(Bvt. Major, Aug. 20,
1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battles of
Contreras and Churubusco, Mex.)
1847, -- Battle of Molino
del Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, -- Storming of Chapultepec, Sep. 13, 1847, -- and
Assault and Capture of the City of mexico,
(Bvt. Lieut.-Col., Sep. 8,
1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battle of Molino
del Rey, Mex.)
Sep. 13-14, 1847; in
garrison at Ft. Columbus, N.Y., 1848-49; on frontier duty at Ft. Gibson, I.T.,
1849-50, -- conducting recruits to Texas, 1851, -- Clear Fork of the Brazos,
Tex., 1851-53, -- Ringgold Barracks, Tex., 1854-55, -- March to Eagle Pass,
Tex., 1855-56, -- and Ringgold Barracks, Tex., 1856-57; in Frlorida
Hostilities against the Seminole Indians, 1857; and on frontier duty on utah
Expedition, 1857-58, 1859-60, -- March to New Mexico, 1860, -- at Ft. Bliss,
Tex., 1860-61, --
(Major, 2d Infantry, Feb. 25, 1861)
Ft. Fauntleroy, N.M.,
1861, -- and Ft. Union, N.M., 1861.
Served during
the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1862-66: in command of regiment in
the defenses of Washington, D.C., Jan.-Mar., 1862;
(Lieut.-Colonel, 3d Infantry, Feb. 20, 1862)
in the Virginia Peninsular
Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Mar.-Aug., 1862, being engaged in the Siege
of Yorktown, Apr. 5-May 4, 1862, -- Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862, --
and Skirmish at Harrison’s Landing, July 2, 1862; in Northern Virginia
Campaign, Aug.-Sep., 1862, being engaged in the Battle of Manassas, Aug. 30,
1862; on sick leave of absence,
(Bvt. Colonel, Aug. 30,
1862, for Gallant and Meritorious
Services at the Second
Battle of Bull Run, Va.)
Sep. 20, 1862, to Dec. 3,
1863; in command of Draft Rendezvous at Madison, Wis., Dec. 3, 1863, to Feb.
28, 1865; on special duty at Washington, D. C., Feb. 28 to Sep. 11, 1865.
(Retired from Active
Service, Aug. 26, 1863 for Disability Resulting From Long
and Faithful Service, and
Disease Contracted in the Line of Duty.)
Served as Member
of Board for Examination of Officers for Promotion in the Army, Oct. 1,
1866, to Jan. 9, 1867.
Died, Dec. 17, 1887, at
Green Bay, Wis.: Aged 78
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