Class of 1803

Military History. — Cadet1 of the Military Academy from its organization2 to Mar. 5, 1803, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., Corps of Engineers, Mar. 5, 1803.

First Lieut., Corps of Engineers, June 11, 1805.

Captain, Corps of Engineers, Oct. 30, 1806.

Served: at the Military Academy, 1803‑6; Asst. Engineer, Ft. Jay, N. Y., 1806‑7; Superintending Engineer of the defenses of New Orleans, La., 1807‑8, and of Norfolk, Va., 1808‑11; at the Military Academy,

(Major, Corps of Engineers, July 23, 1810)

p57 1811‑12; in the War of 1812‑15 with Great Britain, as Chief Engineer of the Army, on the Niagara Frontier, in the Autumn of 1812, being engaged

(Lieut.‑Colonel, Corps of Engineers, July 31, 1812)

at Ft. Niagara during its bombardment, Nov. 21, 1812, — and of the forces for the defense of the mouth of Chesapeake Bay (including Norfolk and Craney Island), in 1813; as Superintending Engineer of the defenses of Chesapeake Bay and its tributary waters, 1814‑18; in command

(Colonel and Chief Engineer of the U. S. Army, Nov. 12, 1818)

of the Corps of Engineers and in charge of the Engineer Bureau at Washington, D. C., and Inspector of the Military Academy, Nov. 12,

(Colonel, 3d Artillery, in Re-organization of Army, June 1, 1821)

1818, to June 1, 1821; at Headquarters of 3d Artillery, established at Ft. Washington, Md., 1821‑27, — Upperville, Va., 1827, — Ft. Washington, Md., 1827‑28, — Boston, Mas., 1828‑30, — New London, Ct., 1831‑32,

(Bvt. Brig.‑General, Nov. 12, 1828, for Faithful Service Ten Years in One Grade)

— Upperville, Va., 1832‑34, — and Ft. Monroe, Va., 1834‑36; in the Florida War, serving against the Seminole Indians, 1836‑37, 1838; on Court-Martial duty, 1838‑40; in command of Florida Army, serving against the Seminole Indians, May 6, 1840, to May 31, 1841; on Board for selection of site for a Western Armory, Oct. 15, 1841, to Feb. 9, 1843; in command of 3d Artillery at Ft. Moultrie, S. C., 1843‑44; and on sick leave of absence, 1844‑45.

Died, Oct. 13, 1845, at Upperville, Va.