Class of 1860

Alexander Cummings McWhorten Pennington:​a Born Jan. 8, 1838.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1855, to July 1, 1860, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Artillery, July 1, 1860.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1860‑61.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑66: in garrison

(Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, Feb. 1, 1861)

 p752  at Washington, D. C., Feb. 10 to Apr. 4, 1861; in the Defense of Ft. Pickens, Fla., Apr. 19, 1861, to Jan. 16, 1862, being engaged in the

(First Lieut., 2d Artillery, May 14, 1861)

Bombardments of Nov. 22‑23, 1861, and Jan. 1, 1862;​b in the Virginia Peninsular Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Mar. to Aug., 1862, being engaged in the Siege of Yorktown, Apr. 8 to May 4, 1862, — Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, — Action of Mechanicsville, May 23‑24, 1862, — Battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862, — and Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; in the Maryland Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Sep. to Nov., 1862, being engaged in the Action of Boonsborough, Sep. 15, 1862, — Battle of Antietam, Sep. 16‑17, 1862, — Action of Shepardstown Ford, Sep. 19, 1862, — and March to Falmouth, Va., in command of Battery of Horse Artillery, Sep. to Nov., 1862, — Skirmishes at Martinsburg, Oct. 2, Nolan's Ford, Oct. 12, Philomont, Nov. 2, Union, Nov. 3, Upperville, Nov. 4, Barber's Cross-roads, Nov. 6, and Corbin's Cross-roads, Nov. 11, 1862; in the Rappahannock Campaign, commanding Horse Battery (Army of the Potomac), Dec., 1862, to June, 1863, being engaged in the Combat of Beverly Ford, June 9, 1863; in the Pennsylvania

(Bvt. Captain, June 9, 1863,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Beverly Ford, Va.)

Campaign, commanding Horse Battery (Army of the Potomac), June‑July, 1863, being engaged in the Skirmish at Hanover, June 30, 1863, — Action of Hunterstown, July 2, 1863, — Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, — and Pursuit of the enemy to Warrenton, Va., with Skirmishes

(Bvt. Major, July 3, 1863,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services in the Gettysburg Campaign)

at Monterey Springs, July 4, Williamsport, July 6, Boonsborough, July 8, and Hagerstown, July 12, 1863, — and Action at Falling Waters, July 14, 1863; in the Rapidan Campaign, commanding Battery (Army of the Potomac), Oct. to Dec., 1863, being engaged in Skirmishes at James City, Oct. 10, Brandy Station, Oct. 11, Buckland Mills, Oct. 19, and Morton's Ford, Nov. 26, 1863; in the Richmond Campaign (Army of the

(Captain, 2d Artillery, Mar. 30, 1864)

Potomac), May‑June, 1864, being engaged in the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5‑6, 1864, — "Sheridan's Raid" to Haxall's Landing and returning to New Castle, May 9‑29, 1864, participating in the Combat of Meadow Bridge, May 12, 1864, — "Sheridan's Raid" towards Gordonsville, June 7‑28, 1864, participating in the Battle of Trevillian Station, June 11‑12, 1864; and in General Sheridan's Shenandoah Campaign, commanding Horse Battery, Aug. to Oct., 1864, — and Cavalry Brigade, Oct.,

(Colonel, 3d New Jersey Cavalry Volunteers, Oct. 7, 1864)

1864, to May, 1865, being engaged in Skirmishes at Winchester, Aug. 17, Summit Point, Aug. 21, Kearnysville, Aug. 25, and Opequan, Sep. 13, 1864, — Action of Tom's Brook, Oct. 9, 1864, — Battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864, — Actions on Back Road, Nov. 12, and at Mt. Jackson,

(Bvt. Lieut.‑Colonel, Oct. 19, 1864,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services in the Battle of Cedar Creek, Va.)

Nov. 22, 1864, — and "Sheridan's Raid," Feb. 27 to Mar. 26, 1865, participating in the Assault at Waynesborough, Mar. 2, 1865; in the Richmond Campaign, Mar.‑Apr., 1865, being engaged in the Battle of

(Bvt. Colonel, Mar. 13, 1865,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services during the Rebellion)

Dinwiddie C. H., Mar. 31, 1865, — Battle of Five Forks, Apr. 1, 1865, — Battle of Sailor's Creek, Apr. 6, 1865, — Action of Appomattox Station,  p753 Apr. 8, 1865, — and Capitulation of General Lee at Appomattox C. H., Apr. 9, 1865.

Served: in command of Battery at San Francisco Harbor, Cal., Sep. 19,

(Bvt. Brig.‑General, U. S. Volunteers, July 15, 1865,
for Faithful and Meritorious Services)

(Mustered out of Volunteer Service, July 31, 1865)

1865, to Apr. 9, 1867; on Board for the Examination of Candidates for Promotion in the Army, Nov. 15, 1866, to May 1, 1867; awaiting orders, May 15, 1867, to Apr. 18, 1868; in garrison at the Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., May 27, 1868, to May 17, 1871, — Ft. Stevens, Or. (in command), May 22, 1871, to Oct. 27, 1872, — Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 1872, — Ft. Johnston, N. C., Nov. 17, 1872, to July 25, 1877, except while detached at Union, S. C., Sep. 24 to Nov. 21, 1874, — Marion, S. C., Sep. 26, 1876, to Jan. 15, 1877, pending elections, — Pittsburg, Pa., during Railroad Disturbances, July 28 to Oct. 5, 1877, — Ft. McHenry, Md., Oct. 6, 1877, to Feb. 20, 1881, — Washington Barracks, D. C., to Nov. 27, 1882, — and Ft. Trumbull, Ct., Dec. 1, 1882, to

(Major, 4th Artillery, Nov. 8, 1882)

July 1, 1885; inspecting Massachusetts Militia to Sep. 1, 1885; on duty at the Artillery School for Practice, Ft. Monroe, Va., to –––––.

Civil History. — Degree of A. M. conferred by Princeton College, N. J., 1864.