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825……(Born N.
Y.)
William S. Henry
(Ap’d N. Y.)………….40
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 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, La.,
(Second Lieut., 3d Infantry, June 15, 1836)
1836-37, -- Ft. Jesup,
La., 1837-38, -- and Ft. Smith, Ark., 1838-40;
(First Lieut., 3d Infantry, July 7, 1838)
in the Florida War,
1841-42; on Recruiting service, 1842; in transferring Indians, 1843; in
garrison at Ft. Stansbury, Fla., 1843; on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth,
Kan., 1843-45, -- and Ft. Jesup (Camp Wilkins), La., 1845; in Military
Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico
(Captain, 3d Infantry, May 18, 1846)
1846, 1846-47, 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, --
and Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847; on
(Bvt. Major, Sep. 23,
1846, for Gallant and Meritorious
Conduct in the Several
Conflicts at Monterey, Mex.)
Recruiting service,
1847-48; in the War with Mexico, 1848, at the City of Mexico; in garrison at
East Pascagoula, Mis., 1848; on frontier duty at San Antonio, Tex., 1848-49,
-- and San Elizario, Tex., 1849-50; and on Recruiting Service, 1850-51.
Civil History. –
Author of “Campaign Sketches of the War with Mexico,” 1848.
Died, Mar. 5, 1851, at New
York City: Aged 34.
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