He (a major of the United States rangers in the Black Hawk War) was appointed colonel of the First dragoons.

The evidence

• “Ho was appointed major of the United States rangers in June, 1832, and was in active service in the Black Hawk War. On March 4, 1833, he was appointed colonel of the First dragoons. When the Territory of Wiscongin was formed, he was appointed by President”

  1908-brown-rock-county/05-historic-evolution.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 139 / book p. 124

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

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