1026……(Born Ten.)
John P. McCown
(Ap’d Ten.)………10
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1835, to July 1, 1840,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 4th
Artillery, July 1, 1840.
Served: in
the removal of Indians to the West, 1840; on the Northern Frontier during
Canada Border Disturbances, at Detroit, Mich., 1840-41, -- and Buffalo, N.
Y., 1841-42; on Recruiting service, 1842; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va.,
1842-43, -- and Ft. Severn, Md., 1843-45;
(First Lieut., 4th
Artillery, Sep. 30, 1843)
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, -- Battle of Monterey, Sep. 21-23, 1846, -- Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar.
9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro Gordo,
(Bvt. Capt., Apr. 18, 1847, for Gallant and
Meritorious Conduct in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mex.)
Apr. 17-18, 1847, -- and
Assault and Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847; on Recruiting
service, 1847-48; as Quartermaster, 4th Artillery, Mar. 29,
1847, to Jan. 12, 1848; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., and Ft. Pickens,
Fla., 1848; on frontier duty on the Rio Grande, and Scouting, 1849, being
engaged in several Skirmishes, -- Ringgold Barracks, Tex., 1849-50, -- and
Ft. Brown, Tex., 1850; in garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1851; in
escorting recruits to San Antonio, Tex.,
(Captain, 4th
Artillery, Jan. 9, 1851)
1851; in garrison at Ft.
Columbus, N. Y., 1851, -- Ft. Johnston, N. C., 1851-52, -- Ft. Niagara,
1852-54, -- and Ft. Ontario, N. Y., 1854-56; in Florida Hostilities
against the Seminole Indians, 1856-57; on frontier duty at Ft.
Leavenworth, Kan., 1857-58, -- Utah Expedition, 1858, -- Ft. Kerny, Neb.,
1858-59, -- and Ft. Randall, Dak., 1859-61; and on leave of absence, 1861.
Resigned, May 17, 1861.
Joined in the
Rebellion of 1861-66 against the United States.
Civil History.
– School Teacher, near Knoxville, Ten., 1866 to 18___.
Died, Jan. 22, 1879, at
Little Rock, Ark.: Aged 64.
