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1040……….(Born Mas.)
Charles H.
Humber (Ap’d
Mas.)…………..24
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1835, to July 1, 1840,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 7th
Infantry, July 1, 1840.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1840; in the Florida War, 1840-42; in
garrison at New Orleans Barracks, La., 1842-44; in Scouting against Indians,
1844; in garrison at New Orleans Barracks, La., 1844, -- Pass Christian, Mis.,
1844, -- New Orleans Barracks, La.,
(First Lieut., 7th
Infantry, Sep. 30, 1845)
1844-45, -- and Pass
Christian, Mis., 1845; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War
with Mexico, 1846-48, being engaged in the Defense of Ft. Brown, May 3-9,
1846, -- Battle of Monterey, Sep. 21-23, 1846, -- Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar.
9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18, 1847, -- and Battle of
Contreras, Aug. 19-20, 1847, where he
(Bvt. Capt., Apr. 18,
1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battle of Cerro
Gordo, Mex.)
was severely wounded; in
garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1848-49; on frontier duty at Santa Fe,
N. M., 1849-50, -- and in conducting recruits to Santa Fe, 1850; in garrison
at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1850;
(Captain, 7th
Infantry, July 16, 1850)
and on frontier duty t Ft.
Gibson, I. T., 1851-53, 1854-55, -- March to the Upper Arkansas, 1855, --
Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1855, -- Ft. Smith, Ark., 1855-57, -- and Ft. Laramie,
Dak., 1857.
Died, Jan. 2, 1858, at Ft.
Smith, Ark.: Aged 42.
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