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1146…….(Born N.C.)
John D. Clark
(Ap’d N. C.)……..36
Military
History. --- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1838, to July 1, 1842,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 4th
Infantry, July 1, 1842.
Second Lieut., 8th
Infantry, Dec. 31, 1842.
Served: in garrison at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1842-43, -- and Ft. Brooke, Fla., 1843-45; in
Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; as Adjutant, 8th Infantry,
Feb. 18, 1846, to May 20, 1847; 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,
(First Lieut., 8th
Infantry, July 21, 1846)
Sep. 21-23, 1846, -- Siege
of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18, 1847,
-- Capture of San Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of Churubsuco, Aug. 20,
1847, -- Battle of Molino del
(Bvt. Apt., Sep. 8, 1847,
for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battle of Molino
del Rey, Mex.)
Sep. 8, 1847, where he was
wounded, -- and as Quartermaster, 8th Infantry, Dec. 9, 1847, to
Aug. 2, 1848.
Drowned, Aug. 2, 1848, in
the Mississippi River, near Helena, Ark.: Aged 28.
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