President James K. Polk Promotes a Future Civil War General to the Rank of Captain in the Mexican War
Serving in Mexico at Vera Cruz, in the Civil War he was heroically wounded at Stone’s River and was with Sherman in the Atlanta campaign
John H. King served in the Second Seminole War from 1839 to 1840. Taking part in the Mexican War, he was promoted to Captain on October 31, 1846, and participated in the siege of Vera Cruz. Captain King continued to serve on frontier duty at various posts and gained the nickname “Iron...
John H. King served in the Second Seminole War from 1839 to 1840. Taking part in the Mexican War, he was promoted to Captain on October 31, 1846, and participated in the siege of Vera Cruz. Captain King continued to serve on frontier duty at various posts and gained the nickname “Iron Bull” together with a reputation as a hard-working and competent officer. In the Civil War, King, now a Major, led a regiment in the siege of Corinth. Then, as part of the XIV Corps, he fought in the bloody Battle of Stone’s River. There he was wounded while leading his regiment, being shot twice in the left arm and another time in the left hand; afterwards falling from his horse dislocating a shoulder. In April 1863 he was appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers. King commanded his brigade in the Battle of Chickamauga, then led his men in the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns. When the war ended King was breveted to Major General in both the regulars and volunteers for his war service.
Document Signed as President, 1 page large folio on vellum, Washington, December 24, 1846, being the very document for his Mexican War promotion, naming King “Captain in the First Regiment of Infantry,” retroactively effective October 31, 1846.
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