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835…….(Born Mas.)
Joseph H.
Whipple
(Ap’d Mas.)…………50
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1831, to July 1, 1835,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, July 1, 1835.
Served: on
frontier duty at Ft. Winnebago, Wis., 1835-37, -- Ft. Howard,
(Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, Oct. 31, 1836)
Wis., 1837, -- Ft.
Winnebago, Wis., 1837, -- Ft. Crawford, Wis., 1837-38, -- Ft. Brady, Mich.,
1838, -- Ft. Crawford, Wis., 1838, -- Jefferson
(First Lieut., 5th
Infantry, Nov. 1, 1838)
Barracks, Mo., 1838-40, --
Turkey River, on Quartermaster duty, 1840, -- Ft. Crawford, Wis., 1840-41,
-- and Detroit Barracks, Mich., 1841-43, 1843-45; in Military Occupation of
Texas, 1845-46; in the
(Captain, 5th
Infantry, June 29, 1846)
War with Mexico, 1846; on
Recruiting service, 1846-47; and in the War with Mexico, 1847.
Died, June 30, 1847, at
Perote, Mex.: Aged 36.
*Named Stephen W. Moore
when he was graduated.
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