Class of 1841

Born Sep. 11, 1818, Pittsburgh, PA.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1837, to July 1, 1841, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, July 1, 1841.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1841‑42, — Ft. Adams,

(Second Lieut., 1st Artillery, Aug. 17, 1842)

R. I., 1842, — Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1842, — and Ft. Trumbull, Ct., 1842‑46; on Recruiting service, 1846; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1846‑47; in the War with Mexico, in garrison at Ft. Brown, Tex.,

(First Lieut., 2d Artillery, Mar. 3, 1847)

1847‑48; in garrison at Savannah and Augusta, Ga., 1848‑49; in Florida Hostilities against the Seminole Indians, 1849‑50; in garrison at Ft. Moultrie, S. C., 1850; on Coast Survey, Dec. 10, 1850, to Nov. 20, 1855;

(Captain, 2d Artillery, Oct. 20, 1855, to Nov. 12, 1861)

in garrison at Barrancas Barracks, Fla., 1855‑56, — and Ft. Monroe, Va., 1857; in quelling Kansas Disturbances, 1857‑58; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1858; and on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1858, — Ft. Riley, Kan., 1858‑59, — Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1859‑60, — Ft. Smith, Ark., 1860, being engaged in expelling Squatters from the Indian Reserves in Kansas and Arkansas, — and in command of Little Rock Arsenal, Ark., 1860‑61 (evacuated, Feb. 8, 1861, to a superior Rebel force under Gov. Rector).

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑66: in guarding magazines, near Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Mar.-Apr., 1861; in Defense of St. Louis Arsenal, Mo., Apr. to June, 1861, being engaged in the Capture of Camp Jackson, Mo., May 10, 1861; in Military Operations in Missouri, June to Nov., 1861, being engaged in the Occupation of Jefferson City, June 16, 1861, — Action of Boonville, June 17, 1861, —

(Bvt. Major, June 17, 1861,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services in Action at Boonville, Mo.)

in command of Expedition against the Rebels to Syracuse, June 19‑25, 1861, — in Pursuit of the enemy, with the Artillery of General Lyon's Army, July 3 to Aug. 10, 1861, participating in the Action at Dug Springs, Aug. 2, 1861, and Skirmish of Curran Post Office, Aug. 3, 1861, — Battle of Wilson Creek, in command of Battery, Aug. 10,

(Bvt. Lieut.‑Col., Aug. 10, 1861,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo.)

1861, — Retreat to Rolla, Aug. 11‑20, 1861, — and as Chief of Artillery

(Major, 1st Missouri Volunteer Artillery, Aug. 19, 1861;
and Lieut.‑Colonel, Sep. 1, 1861)

p90 in Major-General Fremont's movements in S. W. Missouri, Sep. 20 to Nov. 2, 1861; as Chief of Artillery of the Department of the Missouri,

(Major, Staff — Asst. Inspector-General, Nov. 12, 1861)

on the Staff of Major-General Halleck, Nov. 23, 1861, to Feb. 19, 1862;

(Brig.‑General, Missouri Militia, in the Service of the United States, Feb. 20, 1862)

in command of the Central District of Missouri, Mar. 30 to Aug. 21, 1862, — and of Southwest Division of Missouri, Aug. 28 to Sep. 20, 1862; in command of Division of the Army of the Frontier, Oct., 1862, to Mar. 21, 1863, being engaged in several Actions, and in Pursuit of the enemy beyond the Boston Mountains, Ark.; as Inspector-General of the Department of the Missouri, May 28, 1863, to Aug. 6, 1864; and as Chief of Artillery, Aug. 30, 1864, to July 8, 1865, and Chief of Ordnance, Sep. 12, 1864, to July 8, 1865, of the Military Division of West Mississippi, being engaged (in command of the Siege Train) in the Siege of the Defenses of Mobile Bay, Mar.-Apr., 1865, and Occupation of the city,

(Bvt. Colonel, Mar. 13, 1865,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services during the Siege of Mobile, Ala.)

(Bvt. Brig.‑General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services in the Field during the Rebellion)

Apr. 12, 1865; in waiting orders, Aug. 15 to Dec. 2, 1865; as Inspector-General of the Military Division of the Atlantic, Aug. 15, 1865, to Aug. 27, 1866, and of the Department of the East, Aug. 27, 1866, to July 10, 1869,

(Lieut.‑Col., Staff — Asst. Inspector-General, June 13, 1867)

— and of the Military Division of the South, to Apr., 1870.

Dismissed, July 22, 1870, for "Disobedience of Orders," "Neglect of Duty," and "Conduct to the Prejudice of Good Order and Military Discipline."

Died, Oct. 2, 1871, at Sedalia, Mo.: Aged 53.

Buried, Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, MO.