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1254…..(Born Min.)
James G. S. Snelling*
(Ap’d O.)………24
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, 1846-47,
being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of
Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9, 1846, -- Battle of
(Second Lieut., 8th
Infantry, July 21, 1846)
Monterey, Sep. 21-23,
1846, -- Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr.
17-18, 1847, -- Capture of San Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of
Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, and Battle of
(Bvt. First Lieut., Aug.
20, 1847, for Gallant and
Meritorious Conduct in the
Battles of Contreras and Churubusco, Mex.)
Molino del Rey, Sep. 8,
1847, where he was severely wounded; in garrison
(Bvt. Capt., Sep. 8, 1847,
for Gallant and Meritorious
Conduct in the Battle of
Molino del Rey, Mex.)
At Jefferson Barracks,
Mo., 1848; on frontier duty, on march through Texas to Ft. Gates, 1849-52,
-- Ft. McKavett, Tex., 1852, -- Camp Johnston,
(First Lieut., 8th
Infantry, Jan. 22, 1849)
Tex., 1852, -- Ft.
Chadbourne, Tex., 1852-53, -- Ft. Clark, Tex.,
(Captain, 10th
Infantry, Mar. 3, 1855)
1853, -- and Ft. Bliss,
Tex., 1854; and on Recruiting service, 1855.
Died, Aug. 25, 1855, at
Cincinnati, O.: Aged 33.
*Son of Colonel Josiah
Snelling, who served in the War of 1812-15. |
