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1248……..(Born
O.)
John A. Rickey (Ap’d O.)………….18
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., 4th
Infantry, July 1, 1845.
Served: in
Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; and 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
(Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, June 29, 1846)
Monterey, Sep. 21-23, 1846,
-- and while being dispatches, was
Killed, Jan. 13, 1847, at
Villagran, Mex.: Aged 22.
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