1166…..(Born R. I.)                 James O. Handy               (Ap’d R. I.)……………56

          Military History. --  Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1838, to July 1, 1842, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 5^th Infantry, July 1, 1842.

          Served:  in garrison at Ft. Brady, Mich., 1842-45, -- and at Key West, Fla., 1845;

(Second Lieut., 8^th Infantry, May 30, 1845)

and in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845.

Died, Sep. 26, 1845, at Corpus Christi, Tex.:   Aged 24

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