Biography of zebulon montgomery pike inge iii

Rank: First Lieutenant

Unit: 2d Dragoons

Commissioned: United States Military Academy class of 1838 and appointed from Alabama.

Hometown: Alabama

Campaign: Mexican American War

Died: 9 May 1846

Age at death: 31

Cause of death: Killed in action

Location of fatality: Resaca De La Palma, Texas

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Place of interment: Originally Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, Texas.

Cremated ashes scattered on the Alabama River between Mobile and Tuscaloosa.

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Notes: 45th in his class of 45 graduated cadets.

Second Lieut., 2d Dragoons, July 1, 1838.

Served in the Florida War, 1838‑39

Recruiting service, 1839‑40;

Served in the Florida War, 1840‑41; in garrison at Baton Rouge, La.

Promoted to First Lieut., 2d Dragoons, February.

2, 1841

Frontier duty at Ft. Jesup, La., 1841‑43 and 1844‑46.

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