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1044……..(Born
Md.)
Pinckney Lugenbeel
(Ap’d O.)…………..28
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1835, to July 1, 1840,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, July 1, 1840.
Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, Sep. 22, 1840.
Served: in the
Florida War, 1840-41; on frontier duty at Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1841, -- Ft.
Winnebago, Wis., 1841, -- and Ft. Gratiot, Mich., 1841-45, -- in Military
Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War
(First Lieut., 5th
Infantry, June 29, 1846)
with Mexico, 1846-48,
being engaged in the Battle of Monterey, Sep. 21-23, 1846, -- Siege of Vera
Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Capture of San Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle
of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, where
(Bvt. Capt., Aug. 20,
1847, for Gallant and Meritorious
Conduct in the Battles of
Contreras and Churubusco, Mex.)
he was wounded, -- Battle
of Molino del Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, -- Storming of Chapultepec,
(Bvt. Major, Sep. 13,
1847, for Gallant and Meritorious
Conduct in the Battle of
Chapultepec, Mex.)
Sep. 13, 1847, -- and
Assault and Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847; as Adjutant, 5th
Infantry, Feb. 1, 1847, to May 1, 1855; in garrison at East Pascagoula, Mis.,
1848; on frontier duty at Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1848-51, -- Ft. Washita, I. T.,
1851, -- Ft. Belknap, Tex., 1851-52, 1852-53, -- Ft. McIntosh, Tex.,
1853-54, -- and Ringgold Barracks, Tex., 1854-55; in garrison at Ft. Monroe,
Va., 1855; on
(Captain, 9th
Infantry, Mar. 3, 1855)
Recruiting service, 1855;
and on frontier duty at Ft. Vancouver, Wash., 1856, -- Ft. Cascades, Wash.,
1856, being engaged in its defense, Mar. 28, 1856, -- on Yakima Expedition,
1856, -- Ft. Dalles, Or., 1856-59, -- and Ft. Colville, Wash., 1859-61.
Served during
the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861-66; in command of Ft. Vancouver,
Wash., and engaged in drilling Volunteers, Dec.
(Major, 19th
Infantry, Dec. 31, 1862)
1861, to June 1, 1863; on
Expedition into the Snake Indian Country to construct Ft. Boise, Ida., and
protect the miners, June to Oct., 1863; as Asst. Provost Marshal General for
Oregon and Washington Territories, Oct., 1863, to June 1, 1864; as
Superintendent of Regimental Recruiting Service, and Acting Asst.
Inspector-General of the District of Michigan, at ft. Wayne, Mich., Jan.
1864, to Mar., 1865; in command of Battalion, at Lookout Mountain, Ten.,
Mar., 1865; as Acting Judge Advocate of the Department of Georgia, July,
1865, to Jan., 1866; and on frontier duty at Little Rock, Ark., Jan. to
Feb., 1866, -- and Ft. Gibson, I. T., Feb., 1866, to June 1867.
Served: as
Supervising Inspector of Registration at Helena, Ark., June to Oct., 1867;
in command of regiment, headquarters, Ft. Smith, Ark.,
(Lieut.-Colonel, 19th
Infantry, June 25, 1867)
Oct. 11, 1867, to Mar. 31,
1869 – of Ft. Gratiot, Mich., Apr. 21, 1869, to
(Transferred to 1st
Infantry, Mar. 15, 1869)
June 30, 1870, -- and of
Ft. Wayne, Mich., July 2 to Sep. 5, 1870; as Member of Retiring Board, New
York city, Sep. to dec., 1870; and in command of regiment, headquarters, Ft.
Wayne, Mich., Jan. 5, 1871, to June 19, 1874, -- and at Ft. Randall, D. T.,
Jan. 27, 1874, to Oct. 3, 1879, -- sick leave of absence, Jan. 13 to May 14,
1878, -- Ft. Hall, Dak., to July 1, 1880, -- and at San Antonio, Tex., to
Sep. 7, 1880; in command
(Colonel, 5th
Infantry, Dec. 15, 1880)
of Recruiting Depot at
David’s Island, N. Y., to Jan. 28, 1881; on Courts Martial, to June 10,
1881; and awaiting orders, to Feb. 6, 1882.
Retired from Active
Service, Feb. 6, 1882, He Being Over 62 Years of Age.
Died, Mar. 18, 1886, at
Detroit, Mich.: Aged 66. |
