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1119…….(Born D. C.)
Mansfiled Lovell*
(Ap’d D. C.)………9
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1838, to July 1, 1842,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 4th
Artillery, July 1, 1842.
Served: in
garrison t Ft. McHenry, Md., 1842, -- Carlisle Barracks, Pa., 1842-43, --
and at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1843-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46;
in the War with Mexico, 1846-47, 1847-48, being
(First Lieut., 4th
Artillery, Feb. 16, 1847)
engaged in the Battle of
Monterey, Sep. 21-23, 1847, -- Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, --
Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18, 1847, -- Skirmish of Amazoque, May 14,
1847, -- Storming of Chapultepec, Sep.
(Bvt. Captain, Sep. 13,
1847, for Gallant and
Meritorious Conduct in the
Battle of Chapultepec, Mex.)
13, 1847, -- Assault and
Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847, where he was severely
wounded at the Belen Gate, -- and as Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj.-General
Quitman, and Acting Asst. Adjutant-General of his Division, Oct. 5, 1846, to
Oct. 31, 1847; in garrison at Ft. Pickens, Fla., 1848-49, -- and Baton
Rouge, La., 1849; on Recruiting service, 1849; in garrison at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo., 1850, on frontier duty on the Western Prairies, Kan., and
assisting in establishing Ft. Atkinson, Kan., 1850, -- and at Ft.
Leavenworth, Kan., 1850-51; in garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1851-52; and
in charge of Recruiting depot at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1852-54.
Resigned, Sep. 18, 1854.
Civil History. – Merchant,
New York city, 1854-58. Superintendent of Street Improvements, New York
city, Apr. 20 to Nov. 12, 1858; and Deputy Street Commissioner, Nov. 12,
1858, to Sep. 19, 1861. Captain, New York Militia, 1859-61.
Joined in the
Rebellion of 1861-66 against the United States.
Civil History. –
Rice-Planter, Savannah River, Ga., 1866-67. Civil Engineer, 1868-84.
Died, June 1, 1884, at New
York City: Aged 52.
*Son of Surgeon-General
Joseph Lovell. |
