Class of 1854

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1850, to July 1, 1854, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Infantry, July 1, 1854.

Served: in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1854‑55; on frontier

(Second Lieut., 1st Dragoons, Mar. 3, 1855)

duty at Ft. Union, N. M., 1855‑56, — Ft. Thorn, N. M., 1856, — March to California, 1856, — San Diego, Cal., 1856‑57, — Ft. Tejon, Cal., 1857‑58, — Scouting, 1858, — Ft. Tejon, Cal., 1858, — Ft. Crook, Cal., 1858, — Scouting, 1858, — Ft. Crook, Cal., 1858‑59, — Scouting, 1860, — and Ft. Crook, Cal., 1860‑61.

First Lieut., 1st Dragoons, Jan. 8, 1861.

Resigned, Apr. 26, 1861.

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

Killed, Apr. 19, 1864, in the Attack on Plymouth, N. C.: Aged 31.

Buried, Calvary Church Cemetery, Tarboro, NC.