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1219…….(Born Ark.)
Erastus B.
Strong
(Ap’d Ark.)……….14
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1839, to July 1, 1844,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 7th
Infantry, July 1, 1844.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Pike, La., 1844-45; in Military Occupation of Texas,
1845-46; and in the War with Mexico, 1846-47, being engaged in the Defense
of Ft. Brown, May 3-9, 1846, -- Battle of
(Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, May 18, 1846)
Monterey, Sep. 21-23,
1846, -- Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Capture of San Antonio,
Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, -- and Battle of
Molino del Rey, where, while rallying his men to make another charge upon
the enemy’s inrenchments, which he had approached to within a few yards, he
was
Killed, Sep. 8, 1847:
Aged 24. |
