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1070……..(Born Pa.)
Joseph F. Irons
(Ap’d Pa.)………12
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1837, to July 1, 1841,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 1st
Artillery, July 1, 1841.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Prebel, Me., 1841-43, -- Ft. Adams, R. I., 1843-44, -- and
Ft. Kent, Me., 1844; on Meteorological duty at Washington, D. C., Dec. 20,
1844, to Apr. 14, 1845; on Coast Survey, Apr. 14, to Sep. 10, 1845; in
Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico, 1846-47,
being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of
Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9, 1846, --
(First Lieut., 1st
Artillery, Mar. 3, 1847)
Battle of Monterey, Sep.
21-23, 1846, -- Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro
Gordo, Apr. 17-18, 1847, -- as Aide-de-Camp to Brig.-General Cadwallader,
Apr. 27 to Aug. 26, 1847, -- in the Skirmish of La Hoya, June 20, 1847, --
Battle of Contreras, Aug. 19-20, 1847, -- and Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 29,
1847, where he was Mortally Wounded by a grape shot through the neck, while
reconnoitring the Tete-du-Pont Battery.
Died of Wounds, Aug. 26,
1847: Aged 26.
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