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486……..(Born
Va.) Alexander S.
Hooe
(Ap’d
Va.)………..17
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1823, to July 1, 1827,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut. of
Infantry, July 1, 1827.
Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, July 1, 1827.
Served: on
frontier duty at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1828, -- Ft. Winnebago, Wis.,
1828, -- Ft. Howard, Wis., 1828-31, -- Ft. Winnebago, Wis., 1831, 1832-37,
-- Ft. Crawford, Wis., 1838, -- Ft. Snelling, Min.,
(First Lieut., 5th
Infantry, Oct. 1, 1833)
1838-39, -- Ft. Crawford,
Wis., 1839-41, -- Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1841,
(Captain, 5th
Infantry, July 7, 1838)
and Detroit Barracks,
Mich., 1841-42, 1843-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the
War with Mexico, 1846, being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8,
1846, -- and Battle of Resaca-de-la-
(Bvt. Major, May 9, 1846,
for Gallant and Distinguished Conduct in the
Battles of Palo Alto and
Resaca-de-la-Palma, Tex.)
Palma, May 9, 1846, where
he lost an arm; and in garrison at Ft. Crawford, Wis., 1846-47.
Died, Dec. 9, 1847, at
Baton Rouge, La.: Aged 41.
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