Class of 1862

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1858, to June 17, 1862, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., Corps of Engineers, June 17, 1862.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1862‑66: on Artillery duty at the Military Academy, June 17 to Aug. 31, 1862; in command of Engineer Company (Army of the Potomac), in the Maryland Campaign, Sep. to Nov., 1862, being engaged in the Battle of Antietam, Sep. 17, 1862, — in building, guarding, and repairing Ponton Bridges across the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, at Harper's Ferry and Berlin, Md., Sep. 21 to Nov. 3, 1862, — and on March to Falmouth, Va., Nov., 1862; in command of Engineer Company (Army of the Potomac), in the Rappahannock Campaign, Dec., 1862, to June, 1863, being engaged in the Battle of Fredericksburg in throwing Ponton Bridges for  p845 the advance and retreat of the Army of the Potomac across the Rappahannock River, Dec. 11‑16, 1862, — in disembarking and equipping Ponton Train at Belle Plain, and transporting it to Falmouth, Va., Jan. 15‑19, 1863, — on the "Mud March" with Ponton Bridge for Banks's Ford, Jan. 20‑26, 1863, — in constructing Field-works, making Surveys, guarding Bridges, etc., Feb. to Apr., 1863, — in throwing Bridge below Fredericksburg,

(First Lieut., Corps of Engineers, Mar. 3, 1863)

Apr. 29, 1863, — at the Battle of Chancellorsville, in constructing Defensive Works and Bridges, May 3‑6, 1863, — and in throwing a Bridge in the face of the enemy at Franklin's Crossing of the Rappahannock, June 5, 1863; in the Pennsylvania Campaign, commanding an Engineer Company (Army of the Potomac), June‑July, 1863, being engaged in laying Bridges over the Occoquan, June 14, 1863, and across the Potomac at Edwards' Ferry, June 21, 1863, — in building Defensive Works, etc., on the march through Pennsylvania, June‑July, 1863, — and in constructing Bridge over the Potomac, at Berlin, Md., July 18, 1863; in the Rapidan Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Aug. to Nov., 1863, being engaged in constructing, guarding, and repairing Bridges over the Rappahannock, Aug. 1‑23, and Sep. 1‑22, and over Bull Run, near Blackburn's Ford, Oct. 7, 1863; on Recruiting service for Engineer troops, Nov. 26, 1863, to May 29, 1864; in command of Engineer

(Captain, Corps of Engineers, Apr. 22, 1864)

Company (Army of the Potomac), in the Richmond Campaign, May 31 to Oct. 30, 1864, being engaged in Sapping at the Battles of Cold Harbor, June 1‑11, 1864, — in throwing Bridge across the James River, June 15, 1864, — and constructing Defensive Works about and at Siege of Petersburg, June 17 to Oct. 30, 1864; and as Asst. Engineer on the

(Bvt. Major, Aug. 1, 1864, for Gallant and Meritorious Services during the Campaign before Richmond, Va.)

Staff of Major-General Sheridan, Oct. 30, 1864, and Chief Engineer, Feb. 28, 1864,º to June 1, 1865, being engaged in the Combat of Waynesborough, Mar. 2, 1865, — Action of Ashland, Mar. 14‑15, 1865, — Battle of 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, Apr. 8, 1865, — and Capitulation of Appomattox C. H., Apr. 9, 1865.

Bvt. Lieut.‑Colonel, Apr. 9, 1865, for Gallant and Meritorious Services in the Campaign from Winchester to Appomattox C. H., Va.

Served: as Chief Engineer of the Military Division of the Southwest, June 3 to July 17, 1865, — of the Military Division of the Gulf, July 17, 1865, to Aug. 11, 1866, — of the Department of the Gulf, Aug. 11, 1866, to Mar. 6, 1867, — and of Fifth Military District (Louisiana and Texas), Mar. 6 to Aug. 22, 1867; as Asst. Engineer in the construction of the Defenses of Portsmouth Harbor, N. H., Aug. 26, 1867, to July 13, 1868, — of Improvements in Boston Harbor, July 13, 1868, to May 5, 1869; as Secretary of Board of Engineers on Ponton Equipage and Establishments, Dec. 19, 1868, to Aug. 1, 1869; as Superintending Engineer of Tenth Light-house District, May 5, 1869, to May 1, 1873, — of Ft. Wayne, Mich., and Harbor and River Improvements on Lake Erie, west of Dunkirk, Apr. 25, 1871, to May 1, 1873; making Surveys in the Shenandoah

(Major, Corps of Engineers, Sep. 5, 1871)

Valley to illustrate the Campaign of 1864, May 1, 1873, and Chief Engineer of the Division of the Missouri, June 30, 1874, to May 9, 1877; as Superintending Engineer of Harbor Improvements at southern end of Lake Michigan, July 14, 1874, of Survey of Wolf Lake Cut, Aug., 1874,  p846 and Survey of Canal Route to connect the Wabash with Lake Michigan, May, 1875, to May 9, 1877; on leave of absence in Europe, May 9, 1877, to July 12, 1878; as Member of Board of Engineers on Improvement of Grand River Harbor, O., Feb. 26, 1872, — to examine condition of Toledo Harbor, Dec. 27, 1872, — on Improvement of outer Harbor, at Michigan City, Jan., 1875, — to examine St. Joseph's Harbor and Railroad Bridge across it, June 10‑18, 1875, — on Improvement of Ahnapee Harbor, Wis., Oct. 13, 1875, to June 18, 1876, — and on Modifications of Chicago Harbor, Mar. 12, 1877; as Chief Engineer of the Division of the Missouri, July 16 to Sep. 28, 1878; and as Superintending Engineer of Surveys and Improvements of Rivers and Harbors in Oregon and Washington Territory, of Thirteenth Light-house District, and defenses at the mouth of Columbia River, Oct. 21, 1878, to July 27, 1881, — of Harbor Improvements on Lake Champlain, and River Improvements and Surveys in District of N. E. New York and Western Vermont, Sep. 1, 1881, to July 6, 1882, — of River and Harbor Improvements in the District of Northern New Jersey, Sep. 1, 1881, and Western Long Island, July 17, 1882, to Feb. 3, 1886, — of interior defenses of New York Harbor, July 21, 1882, to Feb. 3, 1886, — of the Government control of the Bartholdi Statue on Bedloe's Island, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1882, to June 9, 1886, — and of defenses of Boston Harbor, and River and Harbor Improvements in Massachusetts, Feb. 4, 1886, to Dec. 20, 1888; in temporary charge of

(Lieut.‑Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Oct. 12, 1886)

the improvement of New York Harbor, Hudson and Harlem Rivers, and removal of wrecks therefrom, Harbors of Rondout and Saugerties, N. Y., Raritan Bay, N. J., Gowanus Bay, and Buttermilk Channels, deepening Gedney's Channel and Newtown Creek and Sumpawanus Inlet, removal of obstructions in East River and Hell Gate, and supervising East River Bridge, Dec. 31, 1887, to June 27, 1888, continuing in charge since Jan. 3, 1889; in charge of the defenses at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., and Sandy Hook, N. J., since Jan. 3, 1889, and of Ft. Lafayette, N. Y., since July 8, 1889; as Member of the Board of Engineers for Fortifications and River and Harbor Improvements, and of the Board of Visitors to the Engineer School of Application since Jan. 30, 1889, — of various Engineer Boards, 1879‑90, — of Board on Boston Harbor Lines since Aug. 13, 1888, and of New York since Jan. 30, 1889, — and Deepwater Harbor, Gulf of Mexico, since Mar. 16, 1889.

Buried, West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY.