Military Service
Monroe graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1815 and was assigned to the Artillery Corps. He served in the war with Algiers, and later as aide to General Winfield Scott from 1817 to 1822. He was promoted to first lieutenant in the 4th Artillery in 1821 and served on garrison and commissary duty until 1832. In 1832, he was again appointed as General Scott’s aide for the Black Hawk War, but became ill. He resigned his commission on September 30, 1832 and moved to New York City.
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