Thaddeus Higgins

2D Lieut. Co. G4 U.S. Inf.
1817-1845
Encamped with Zachary Taylor in Corpus Christi in 1845.
Died September 12, 1845 in the Dayton explosion.

Photo Credit: Rosa G. Gonzales

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1.  Corpus Christi History by Murphy Givens

           Corpus Christi Caller-Times (February 7, 2001)

 

2.  Article of reference in The Handbook of Texas Online

 

3. "Dayton veteran's forgotten sacrifice finally is honored"

           Corpus Christi Caller-Times  (September 15, 2002). Available on microfilm.

 

4.  Biographical sketch from U.S. Military Academy Directory

THADDEUS HIGGINS

  

1037…..(Born Pa.)                                                              (Ap’d Pa.)…..21

          Military History.  --- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1836, to July 1, 1840, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 4th Infantry, July 1, 1840.

          Served:  on frontier duty at Ft. Jesup, La., 1840-42, -- and Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1842; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1842-44; on frontier duty at Natchitoches (Camp Salubrity), La., 1844-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845; and by the bursting of a steamer’s boiler, was

Killed, Sep. 12, 1845, near Corpus Christi, Texas.:  Aged 28.

Source: 

Cullum, George W.  Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. from its Establishment. in 1802 to 1890, with the Early History of the United States Military Academy.  Third edition., revised and extended.  Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1891.

Transcription by: Rosa G. Gonzales