Joseph Horace Eaton

October 12, 1815 (age 80)

Salem, Essex County, United States of America

During the Mexican-American War he was an aide to General Zachary Taylor and was twice promoted and cited for gallantry, first at the Battle of Monterey and then at the Battle of Buena Vista. Following the Mexican War, Eaton was stationed on the frontier where he painted a series of landscapes in New Mexico in the 1850s. Those paintings are highly sought after by art collectors and museums today and even Eaton"s autograph is sold at auction. Among his most important watercolors are Don Fernandez de Taos and Canoncito Bonito. At the start of the American, Eaton was aide-de-camp and military secretary to Major General John C. Frémont and was paymaster of the Department of Kansas. He later was stationed in Washington, District of Columbia, where he was assistant United States. paymaster. He was promoted to brevet brigadier general, United States of America, in 1865. After the Eaton was assigned to Fort Vancouver where he was the Army"s Chief Paymaster of the Department of the Columbia until his retirement in 1881. He died in Portland, Oregon, and is buried in River View Cemetery.

Joseph Horace Eaton

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Background

Eaton, Joseph Horace was born on October 12, 1815 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States.

Education

Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1835. Studied their languages

Career

During the Mexican-American War he was an aide to General Zachary Taylor and was twice promoted and cited for gallantry, first at the Battle of Monterey and then at the Battle of Buena Vista. Following the Mexican War, Eaton was stationed on the frontier where he painted a series of landscapes in New Mexico in the 1850s.

Those paintings are highly sought after by art collectors and museums today and even Eaton"s autograph is sold at auction.

Among his most important watercolors are Don Fernandez de Taos and Canoncito Bonito. At the start of the American, Eaton was aide-de-camp and military secretary to Major

General John C. Frémont and was paymaster of the Department of Kansas.

He later was stationed in Washington, District of Columbia, where he was assistant United States. paymaster. He was promoted to brevet brigadier general, United States of America, in 1865.

After the Eaton was assigned to Fort Vancouver where he was the Army"s Chief Paymaster of the Department of the Columbia until his retirement in 1881. He died in Portland, Oregon, and is buried in River View Cemetery.

Achievements

Joseph Horace Eaton has been listed as a notable artist by Marquis Who's Who.

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