Graduates of U.S. Military Academy.

Number  Cullam       Class Rank

1868 (Ap't at Large)             29

 

1139 (Born Me) 1842                       

Napoleon J. T. Dana

 

Military History—Cadet at the U.S. Military Academy

 From July 1, 1838 to July 1, 1842 when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 7^th Infantry July 1, 1842.

 

Served in garrison at Fort Pike, La. 1842-43—Pass Christian, Mis., 1843—and at Ft. Pike, La., 1843-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845; in the War with Mexico, 1846-47, being engaged in the Defense of Ft. Brown, May 3-9, 1846,—Battle of Monterey, Sep. 21-23,

(First Lieut., 7^th Infantry, Feb. 16, 1847 to Aug. 24, 1851)

1846—Siege of Vera Cruz Mar. 9-29, 1847—and Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18 where he was

{Bvt. Capt., April 18, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious

Conduct in the Battle of Cerro Gordo Mex.}

severely wounded in storming the intrenchments on Telegraph Hill; on Recruiting Service 1847-48; and on Quartermaster duty at Boston, Mass., 1848—

(Capt. Staff—Asst. Quartermaster, March 3, 1848)

Ft Snelling, Minn., 1848-49—Ft. Gaines (near Ft. Ripley) Minn., 1850-51—settling accounts in Washington D.C. 1851-52—at Ft. Snelling Minn. 1853—and Ft. Ridgely Minn., 1854-55

(Resigned March 1^st, 1855)

Civil History—Banker St. Paul Minn 1855-61

 

Brig. General, Minnesota Militia, 1857-61

 

Military History—Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States 1861-65: in command of Brigade, guarding Potomac ferries between Washington D.C.,

(Colonel, 1^st Minnesota Volunteers, Oct. 2^nd 1861)

and Harpers Ferry, Virginia, Oct. 1861—and in the Shenandoah Valley, Nov., 1861 to April, 1862; in the Virginia Peninsula Campaign (Army of the Potomac) April-Aug. 1862 being engaged in the Siege of Yorktown, April

(Brig. Genl. U.S. Volunteers, Feb. 3 1862)

5-May 4, 1862—Combat of West Point, May 8, 1862—Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1, 1862—Advanced line before Richmond, June 1-29, 1862 Action at Peach Orchard and Battle of Savage Station June 29, 1862—Action of White Oak Swamp and Battle of Glendale, June 30, 1862—Battle of Malvern Hill July 1, 1862—and Skirmish at Harrison's Landing, July 2, 1862—in the Maryland Campaign (Army of the Potomac) Sep, 1862 being engaged in the Battle of South Mountain Sep. 14, 1862—was severely wounded; on sick leave of absence, disabled by wound (fr. Sept.) 1862-63; in command of the Defences of Philadelphia Pa.

(Major General, U.S. Volunteers Nov. 29, 1862)

July-Aug. 1863; in operations in the Department of the Gulf being engaged in the Action of Fordoche Bayou Sept. 1863, / —in command of Expedition by Sea to the Rio Grande Oct. 1863 landing at Brazos Santiago Oct. 27 and driving the enemy as high as Laredo, Texas—and in Occupation of Matagorda Bay and Indianola, and command of 13 Army Corps Dec. 1863-Jan. 1864; and in command of the District of Vicksburg Aug. 17 to Oct 30^th 1864—of 16^th Army Corps and Districts of West Tenn. and Vicksburg Nov. 1864—and of the Department of Mississippi, Dec. 1864 to May 27, 1865

(Resigned May 27, 1865)

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From

Supplement—1879

Napoleon J.T. Dana

For Previous History see No. 1139, Vol. II of Register of Graduates

 

Civil History—General Agent of American-Russian Commercial Company of San Francisco in Alaska and at Washington 1866-71. Superintendent of several railroads in Illinois, 1872-78; and of Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Rock Island Ill. since 1878 /

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