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1256……..(Born Me.)
Thomas J. Montgomery
(Ap’d Me.)………26
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1841, to July 1, 1845,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 8th
Infantry, July 1, 1845.
Served: in the
Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico, 1846-48,
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, Mr. 9-29, 1847, -- Capture
(Second Lieut., 4th
Infantry, Sep. 1846)
of San Antonio, Aug. 20,
1847, -- Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of Molino del Rey,
Sep. 8, 1847, -- and Assault and Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14,
1847; in garrison at East Pascagoula,
(First Lieut., 4th
Infantry, Dec. 26, 1847)
Mis., 1848, -- Ft.
Gratiot, Mich., 1848-49, 1849-52, -- and Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1852; and on
frontier duty at Benicia, Cal., 1852, -- Ft. Dalles,
(Captain, 4th
Infantry, Mar. 27, 1854)
Or., 1852-54, -- and Ft.
Steilacoom, Wash., 1854.
Died, Nov. 22, 1854, at
Ft. Steilacoom, Wash.: Aged 32.
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