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755…….(Born N.Y.)
James
Duncan
(Ap’d N.Y.)………..6
Military
History. -- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1831, to July 1, 1834,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d
Artillery, July 1, 1834
Served: in
garrison at Savannah, Ga., 1834-35; at the Military Academy as Asst.
Professor of Mathematics, Feb. 14 to Apr. 7, 1835; in the Florida War
(Second Lieut., 2d
Artillery, Nov. 17, 1834)
against the Seminole
Indians, 1835-36, being engaged in the Skirmishes at Camp Izard, Feb. 27,
28, and 29, 1836, when he was wounded, -- and Action of Oloklikaha, Mar. 31,
1836; in charge of public
(First Lieut., 2d
Artillery, Nov. 30, 1836)
property at Ft. Trumbull,
Ct., 1836-37; in the Florida War, 1838; in the Cherokee Nation, 1838, while
transferring the Indians to the West; on the Northern Frontier during Canada
Border Disturbances, at Cleveland, Ohio, 1838, -- and Buffalo, N. Y.,
1838-39; at the Camp of Instruction near Trenton, N. J., 1839; on the
Northern Frontier, at Buffalo, N. Y., 1839-41, during the Canada Border
Disturbances; in garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1841-42, -- Ft. Adams, R.
I., 1842-43, -- and Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1843-45; in Military Occupation of
Texas, 1845-46;
(Captain, 2d Artillery,
Apr. 16, 1846, to Jan. 26, 1849)
in the War with Mexico,
1846-48, being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto
(Bvt. Major, May 8, 1846,
for Gallant Conduct in the Battle of Palo Alto, Tex.)
May 8, 1846, -- Battle of
Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9, 1846, --
(Bvt. Lieut.-Col., May 9,
1846, for Gallant and Highly Distinguished Conduct
in the Battle of
Resaca-de-la-Palma, Tex.)
Battle of Monterey, Sep.
21-23, 1846, -- Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro
Gordo, Apr. 17-18, 1847, -- Skirmish of Amazoque,
(Bvt. Colonel, Sep. 23,
1846, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battle of Monterey,
Mex.)
May 14, 1847, -- Capture
of San Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, --
Battle of Molino del Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, -- Storming of Chapultepec, Sep. 13,
1847, -- and Assault and Capture
(Colonel, Staff –
Inspector-General, Jan. 26, 1849)
of the City of Mexico,
Sep. 13-14, 1847; and on Inspection duties, 1849.
Died, July 3, 1849, at
Mobile, Ala.: Aged 36
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