History of the Confederated Memorial Associations of the South (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from History of the Confederated Memorial Associations of the South During his childhood his father removed first to Louisiana, and then to Wilkinson county, Mississippi. He received his primary education in the local schools, and then became a student at Transylvania University, in Lexington, Ky., where he studied until November, 1823, when, at the age of fifteen years he was appointed to West Point, where he was a contemporary, among others, of his life-long friends, Albert Sidney Johnson, Bishop Leonidas Polk and Alexander Dallas Bache. He graduated honorably in 1828 received his brevet as lieu tenant of infantry, and was immediately ordered to service on the frontier. He participated in the Black Hawk war, and when that redoubtable chief surrendered, the duty of escorting him and his braves to Fort Jefferson. Near St. Louis, was assigned to Lieutenant Davis. In recognition of his efficient services he was selected for pro motion, and was appointed Adjutant of the First Regiment of the United States Dragoons at its organization. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.