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751……(Born
Ky.)
John Sanders
(Ap’d Fla.)…………2
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1830, to July 1, 1834,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., Corps
of Engineers, July 1, 1834.
Served: as
Asst. Engineer in building the Cumberland Road in Indiana, 1834-36, -- and
of repairs of fortification in New York harbor, 1836;
(Second Lieut., Corps of
Engineers, Sep. 30, 1836)
as Superintending Engineer
of the improvement of the Ohio River above Louisville, Ky., 1836-41 – of the
repairs of the interior defenses of
(Captain, Corps of
Engineers, Dec. 7, 1838)
New York harbor, 1841-44;
as Member of the Board of Visitors to the U. S. Military Academy, 1844; in
the Military Occupation of Texas, 1845; in procuring transport steamers on
the Western Rivers, 1846; in the War with Mexico, 1846-47, being engaged in
the Battle of Monterey,
(Bvt. Major, Sep. 23,
1846, for Gallant and Meritorious
Conduct in the Several
Conflicts at Monterey, Mex.)
Superintending Engineer of
the construction of Ft. Delaware, Del, 1847-56, -- of the repairs of Harbor
Improvements in Delaware River and Bay, 1852-56, -- of Ft. Taylor, Key West5
harbor, Fla., 1856-57, -- and Ft. Delaware, del., 1857-58.
Died, July 29, 1858, at
Ft. Delaware, Del.: Aged 48. |
