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The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], The New York Herald of the 15th. (search)
utenant in the Second United States artillery. In September of the same year he was transferred to the Third artillery, and was attached to the rebel General (then captain) Bragg's company, with which he marched in the division of General Patterson to the city of Mexico, and there remained until the close of hostilities. With this company he also was engaged for three or four years in the Indian border wars of New Mexico, distinguishing himself in an encounter with the Apache tribe, in August, 1849, near Los Vegas, where he completely routed them, killing eighteen and taking nine prisoners, besides capturing a number of horses. He retired from service in October, 1853. Shortly after his retirement from the army he turned his attention to the manufacture of a breech-loading rifle — well known as the "Burnside rifle"--invented by himself, and possessed of peculiar and superior merit. During the administration of Buchanan it was submitted to Secretary of War Floyd, who gave assur