Randolph B. Marcy

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Randolph B. Marcy (1812-1887) - Born at Greenwich, Massachusetts, 9 Apr 1812. Died 22 Nov 1887 at Orange, New Jersey. He graduated at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1832 and was commissioned a lieutenant of the 5th U. S. Infantry, with which regiment he served through the Black Hawk and Mexican Wars. He was on garrison duty and exploration service in Texas and Oklahoma from 1849 to 1854.

In 1861 he was appointed as Inspector General with the rank of colonel. He saw active service during the Civil War and in 1869, he became Inspector General of the U. S. Army with the rank of brigadier general. He retired from active service in 1881. He was the author of several interesting books on the west and western life.


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  • (1828-1832) (Cadet) United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
  • (1832-1833) (2nd Lt., July 1, 1832) 5th Infantry,“ Black Hawk Expedition,” but not at the seat of war,
  • (1833-1837) (2nd Lt.) 5th Infantry, Fort Howard, Wisconsin
  • (1837-1838) (2nd Lt.) 5th Infantry, Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin
  • (2nd Lt., 5th Infantry, Nov. 25, 1835)
  • (1st Lt., 5th Infantry, June 22, 1837)
  • (1838-1838) (1st Lt. 22 Jun 1837), 5th Infantry, Fort Howard, Wisconsin
  • (1838-1838) (1st Lt.), 5th Infantry, Fort Gratiot, Michigan
  • (1838-1838) (1st Lt.), 5th Infantry, Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin
  • (1838-1838) (1st Lt.), 5th Infantry, Recruiting service
  • (1838-1840) (1st Lt.), 5th Infantry, Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin
  • (1840-1842) (1st Lt.), 5th Infantry, Recruiting service
  • (1842-1845) (1st Lt.), 5th Infantry, Fort Gratiot, Michigan
  • (1845-1846) (1st Lt.), 5th Infantry, Military Occupation of Texas in the War with Mexico, being engaged
  • (Capt., 5th Infantry, May 18, 1846, to Aug. 22, 1859)
  • (1846-1846) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846
  • (1846-1846) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Battle of Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9, 1846
  • (1846-1847) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Recruiting service
  • (1848-1848) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, garrison at East Pascagoula, Mississippi
  • (1848-1849) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Fort Towson, Indian Territory
  • (1849-1850) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • (1850-1850) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Fort Towson, Indian Territory
  • (1850-1851) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Camp Arbuckle, Indian Territory
  • (1851-1851) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, escorting Bvt. Brig. Gen. Belknap while selecting sites for Posts
  • (1852-1854) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Exploration of Red River Country, and preparing report thereon, Mar. 5, 1852, to Apr. 20, 1854,
  • (1854-1855) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Surveying lands for Texas Indians
  • (1855-1856) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Corpus Christi, Texas
  • (1856-1856) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Fort McIntosh, Texas
  • (1856-1857) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Fort Brown, Texas
  • (1857-1857) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Florida Hostilities against the Seimnole Indians, being engaged in the Skirmish of Big Cypress Swamp, Apr. 23, 1857;
  • (1857-1857) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
  • (1857-1858) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Utah Expedition and, with a small escort, made a laborious march through snow and mountains to New Mexico, Nov. 24, 1857, to June 11, 1858, to procure animals;
  • (1858-1858) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Acting Inspector-General of the Department of Utah, June 12 to Aug. 4, 1858;
  • (1859-1859) (Capt.), 5th Infantry, Special duty at New York, preparing the “Prairie Traveler, a Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions”
  • (Maj., Staff – Paymaster, Aug. 22, 1859)
  • (1859-1861) (Maj., Aug. 22, 1859) Paymaster of the Northwestern Posts
  • (1861-1866) Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States
  • (1861-1862) Chief of Staff of Maj. Gen. McClellan, May 21, 1861, to Nov. 5, 1862, being engaged in the Campaign of Western Virginia, May-July, 1861,
  • (Col., Staff – Inspector General, Aug. 9, 1861)
  • (1861-1862) (Col., 9 Aug 1861) Washington, D. C., July 27, 1861, to Mar. 10, 1862,
  • (Brig. Gen., U. S. Volunteers, Sep. 23, 1861, to Mar. 4, 1863)
  • (1862-1862) (Brig. Gen.) Virginia Peninsular Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Mar.-Aug., 1862,
  • (1862-1862) (Brig. Gen.) Maryland Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Sep.-Nov., 1862;
  • (1863-1865) (Brig. Gen.) Inspection duties in the Departments of the “Northwest,” “Missouri,” “Arkansas,” “Mississippi,” and the “Gulf,” July, 1863, to Sep. 20, 1865
  • (Bvt. Brig. Gen., U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865, for Gallant and Meritorious Services in the Field During the Rebellion)
  • (Bvt. Maj. Gen., U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865, for Faithful and Meritorious Services During the Rebellion)
  • (1865-1866) leave of absence and awaiting orders, Sep. 20, 1865, to Sep. 3, 1866.
  • (1866-1869) Inspector-General of the Division of the Missouri, Sep. 28, 1866, to Mar. 8, 1869,
  • (1869-1881) Headquarters of the Army, Mar. 8, 1869, and as President of Army Regulations Board to Jan. 2, 1881.
  • (Brig. Gen., Staff – Inspector-General, U. S. Army, Dec. 12, 1868)
  • (1881) Retired from Active Service, Jan. 2, 1881, at his Own Request, Having Served Over 40 Years.



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