Class of 1848

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1844, to July 1, 1848, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 5th Infantry, July 1, 1848.

Served: in garrison at East Pascagoula, Mis., 1848; on frontier duty at Ft. Washita, I. T., 1848‑49, — Leona, Tex., 1849, — Ft. Inge, Tex.,

(Second Lieut., 8th Infantry, Jan. 22, 1849)

1849‑50, — Convoying trains to Ft. Bliss, Tex., 1850, — Ft. Inge, Tex., 1850‑51, — Ft. Croghan, Tex., 1851‑52, — Scouting, 1852, — Ft. McKavett, Tex., 1852‑53, — Ft. Clark, Tex., 1853, — Ft. Bliss, Tex., 1854‑56, —

(First Lieut., 8th Infantry, Mar. 3, 1855)

Scouting, 1856, — Ft. Bliss, Tex., 1856‑57, — and Gila Expedition, 1857, being engaged against Apache Indians in the Combat on Gila River, June 27, 1857; at the Military Academy, as Asst. Instructor of Infantry Tactics, Dec. 17, 1857, to Jan. 9, 1858; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, p360N. Y., 1858; on Recruiting service, 1858‑59; on frontier duty at Ft. Bliss, Tex., 1859‑60; and on leave of absence, 1860‑61.

Resigned, Apr. 1, 1861.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861-66 against the United States.a

Civil History. — Farmer and Merchant, Gainesville, Ala., since 1866.