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828…..(Born Mas.)
JOSEPH H. EATON
(Ap’d at Large)…………43
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1831, to July 1, 1835,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d
Infantry, July 1, 1835.
Served: on
frontier duty at Ft. Jesup, La., 1835-36, -- Camp Sabine,
(Second Lieut., 3d
Infantry, Oct. 30, 1835)
La., 1836, -- Ft. Jesup,
La., 1836-37, 1837, -- on Sabine River and Lake, La., 1837-38, -- and Ft.
Jesup, La., 1838-39; at the Military Academy,
(First Lieut., 3d
Infantry, Sep. 3, 1838)
as Asst. Instructor of
Infantry Tactics, Feb. 17, 1839, to June 20, 1843; on frontier duty at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1843-44, -- and Ft. Jesup (Camp Wilkins), La.,
1844-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; as Aide-de-Camp to Major
General Taylor, July 17, 1845, to Jan. 31, 1849;
(Captain, 3d Infantry,
June 18, 1846)
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, Sep. 21-23, 1846, --
as Bearer of Despatches to
(Bvt. Major, Sep. 23,
1846, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Several Conflicts
at Monterey, Mex.)
Washington, D. C.,
Sep.-Oct., 1846, -- and Battle of Buena Vista, Feb. 22-23, 1847;
(Bvt. Lieut.-Col., Feb.
23, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battle of Buena
Vista, Mex.)
as Acting Judge Advocate,
on the Staff of Bvt. Maj.-General Gaines, of Western Division, Jan. 26 to
June, 1849; in Adjutant-General’s Office at Washington, D. C., compiling
returns of killed and wounded in battles, Oct. 15, 1849, to Sep. 29, 1851;
on frontier duty at Ft. Defiance, N. M., 1852-53; on Recruiting service,
1853-54; and on frontier duty at Albuquerque, N. M., 1854, -- and Ft. Thorn,
N. M., 1854-56.
Resigned, Dec, 31, 1856.
Civil History.
-- Superintending construction of U. S. Custom House and Post Office, at
Chicago, Ill., 1857-61.
Military
History. -- Re-appointed in the U. S. Army as Additional Paymaster, June
1, 1861.
Served during
the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861-63: on the Staff of
Major-General Fremont, in Missouri, Aug. 24 to Nov. 9, 1861; as Paymaster
for the District of Kansas, Nov. 9, 1861, to Jan. 19, 1863, -- and at St.
Louis, Mo., Jan. 19 to Apr. 30, 1863.
Served: as
Assistant to the Paymaster-General, at Washington D. C.,
(Major, Staff – Paymaster,
U. S. Army, Apr. 21, 1864)
(Bvt. Lieut.-Col., Mar.
13, 1865, for Meritorious and Valuable
Services in the Pay
Department during the Rebellion)
(Bvt. Colonel, Mar. 13,
1865, for Meritorious and Valuable
Services as Assistant to
the Paymaster-General)
(Bvt. Brig.-General, U. S.
Army, Mar. 13, 1865, for Faithful and
Meritorious Services in
the Pay Department)
May 7, 1863, to July 6,
1874; and as Chief Paymaster of the Department of the Columbia, July 22,
1874, to Jan. 24, 1881.
Retired from Active
Service, Jan. 24, 1881, He being over 62 Years of Age.
Civil History.
-- Author of “Army Paymaster’s Manual,” 1864, 1869, and 1871.
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