Son of William Stevens and Lavisa Bell.
In 1846 Apollos enlisted in the United States Army to serve in the Mexican--American War. Living in New Albany, Indiana with his wife and children, he was enticed by the promise of adventure in far-off lands and pay of $7 a month to join the Second Indiana Regiment - an all-volunteer regiment known as the Spencer Grays.
Boarding a boat at the Ohio River, his regiment traveled west to the Mississippi and then south to New Orleans. After a short stay they marched southwest across the Rio Grande River into north-central Mexico. It was there at the Battle of Buena Vista that he was killed in action on February 23, 1847. His remains, along with others from his regiment, lay in Fairview Cemetery in New Albany.
Son of William Stevens and Lavisa Bell.
In 1846 Apollos enlisted in the United States Army to serve in the Mexican--American War. Living in New Albany, Indiana with his wife and children, he was enticed by the promise of adventure in far-off lands and pay of $7 a month to join the Second Indiana Regiment - an all-volunteer regiment known as the Spencer Grays.
Boarding a boat at the Ohio River, his regiment traveled west to the Mississippi and then south to New Orleans. After a short stay they marched southwest across the Rio Grande River into north-central Mexico. It was there at the Battle of Buena Vista that he was killed in action on February 23, 1847. His remains, along with others from his regiment, lay in Fairview Cemetery in New Albany.
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