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601……..(Born
Va.)
John B. Magruder
(Ap’d Va.)……..15
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1826, to July 1, 1830,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 7th
Infantry, July 1, 1830.
Second Lieut., 7th
Infantry, July 1, 1830.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1831, --
Newberne N. C., 1831-32, -- Beaufort, N. C. 1832, -- and Ft. McHenry, Md.,
(Transferred to 1st
Artillery, Aug. 11, 1831)
1833; on Recruiting
service, 1833; in garrison at Ft. Macon, N. C., 1834-35, -- Ft. Johnston, N.
C., 1835, --
(First Lieut., 1st
Artillery, Mar. 31, 1836)
and Ft. Washington, Md.,
1835; on Ordnance duty, Nov. 22, 1836, to Oct. 19, 1837; in the Florida War,
1837-38; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1838; -- and Plattsburg, N. Y.,
1838-40, during Canada Border Disturbances; on Recruiting service, 1840-42;
in garrison at Houlton, Me., 1842-44; on Recruiting service, 1844, 1845; in
Military Occupation of Texas, at Corpus Christi, 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-Palma, May 9, 1846; on Recruiting service, 1846-47;
in the War with Mexico
(Captain, 1st
Artillery, June 18, 1846)
1847, being engaged in the
Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18,
1847, -- Skirmish of La Hoya,
(Bvt. Major, Apr. 18, 1847, for Gallant and
Meritorious Conduct in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mex.)
June 20, 1847, -- Skirmish
of Ocalaca, Aug. 16, 1847, -- Battle of Contreras, Aug. 19-20, 1847, --
Battle of Molino del Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, -- Storming of Chapultepec, Sep. 13,
1847, -- and Assault and Capture of
(Bvt. Lieut.-Col., Sep. 13, 1847, for Gallant
and Meritorious Conduct in the Battle of Chapultepec, Mex.)
The City of Mexico, Sep.
13-14, 1847; in garrison at Ft. McHenry, Md., 1848-49; on Recruiting
service, 1849-50; on frontier duty at San Diego, Cal., 1850-51, 1851-53; on
leave of absence, 1853-55; on frontier duty at San Antonio, Tex., 1855-56,
-- and Ft. Clark, Tex., 1856; in garrison at Baton Rouge, La., 1856-57, --
and Ft. Adams, R. I., 1857, 1858-59; on frontier duty at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan., 1859-60; and in garrison at Washington, D. C., 1860-61.
Resigned, Apr. 20, 1861.
Joined in the
Rebellion of 1861-66 against the United States.
Civil History.
– Unknown
Died, Feb. 19, 1871, at
Houston, Tex.: Aged 64.
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