Class of 1847

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1843, to July 1, 1847, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, July 1, 1847.

Served: in the War with Mexico, 1847‑48, at Jalapa; in garrison at

(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, Aug. 13, 1847)

Ft. Monroe, Va., 1848, — Ft. Sullivan, Me., 1848, — and Ft. Adams, R. I., 1848‑49; in conducting Recruits to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1849; in Florida Hostilities against the Seminole Indians, 1849‑50; and in garrison at Ft. Adams, R. I., 1850‑51.

Resigned, July 21, 1851.

Civil History. — Agent for Patents, Washington, D. C., 1851‑61. Professor in a Military Institute at Chester, Pa., 1861 to 18—.