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1024……..(Born N.Y.)
William H. Churchill
(Ap’d at Large)……..8
Military
History. --- Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1836, to July 1, 1840,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 3d
Artillery, July 1, 1840.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1840; in the Florida War, 1840-42; in
garrison at New Orleans Barracks, La., 1842, -- St. Augustine, Fla., 1842,
-- Ft. McHenry, Md., 1842-43, -- and Ft.
(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, June 27, 1843)
Moultrie, S. C., 1843-45;
in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; and in the War with Mexico
(Bvt. Capt. May 9, 1846,
for Gallant and Distinguished Services in
the Battles of Palo Alto
and Resaca-de-la-Palma, Tex.)
1846-47, being engaged in
the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846,
(Captain, Staff – Asst.
Quartermaster, Mar. 3, 1847)
and as Quartermaster, at
Ft. Polk, Point Isabel, Tex., 1847.
Died, Oct. 19, 1847, at
Point Isabel, Tex.: Aged 28.
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