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398…….(Born N. H.)
Raphael C.
Smead
(Ap’d N. Y.)……….7
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1821, to July 1, 1825,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 4th
Artillery, July 1, 1825.
Second Lieut., 4th
Artillery, July 1, 1825.
Served: at the
Military Academy, as Asst. Professor of Mathematics, Aug. 31, 1825, to Apr.
20, 1826; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice),
1826-28; on Ordnance duty, Mar. 6, 1828, to June 20, 1832; in garrison at
Ft. Columbus, New York, 1832, -- and Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1832-33; on
Engineer duty, Mar. 27, 1833, to
(First Lieut., 4th
Artillery, Sep. 30, 1832)
June 28, 1836; in the
Florida War, 1836-37; on Engineer duty, Apr. 26, 1837, to Sep. 27, 1838; in
the Florida War, 1838-39; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1839; at the
Camp of Instruction near Trenton, N. J. 1839; on the Northern Frontier
during Canada Border Disturbances, at Detroit, Mich., 1839-41, -- and
Sackett’s Harbor, N. Y., 1841-42; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1842-45;
in Military Occupation of
(Captain, 4th
Artillery, Oct. 13, 1845)
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, -- and Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847; on Recruiting
service, 1847; and in the War with Mexico, 1847-48, at Toluca, Mex.
Died, Aug. 20, 1848, at
Ft. Monroe, Va.: Aged 46. |
