Class of 1846

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1842, to July 1, 1846, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., Mounted Rifles, July 1, 1846.

Served: in the War with Mexico, 1846‑47, being engaged in the Siege p287of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9‑29, 1847, — Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17‑18, 1847, — Battle of Contreras, Aug. 19‑20, 1847, — Battle of Churubusco,

(Bvt. First Lieut., Aug. 20, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco, Mex.)

Aug. 20, 1847, — Battle of Chapultepec, Sep. 13, 1847, — and Assault and

(Bvt. Captain, Sep. 13, 1847,
for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct in the Battle of Chapultepec, Mex.)

Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13‑14, 1847; in garrison at Jefferson

(Second Lieut., Mounted Rifles, Oct. 9, 1847)

Barracks, Mo., 1848; on Recruiting service, 1848‑49; and on frontier duty at Ft. Vancouver, Wash., 1851, — and on Rogue River Expedition, Or., 1851, being engaged in a Skirmish, June 17, 1851, where he was Mortally Wounded.

Died of Wounds, June 18, 1851: Aged 26.1