Class of 1834

Born Aug. 31, 1811.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1829, to July 1, 1834, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 5th Infantry, July 1, 1834.

Served in garrison at Augusta Arsenal, Ga., 1834‑35.

Resigned, Apr. 30, 1835.

Civil History. — Asst. Engineer of Augusta and Athens Railroad, Ga., 1835‑39. Colonel, Alabama Militia, 1842‑46. Member of the House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, 1843 and 1844. Planter, Alabama, 1839‑46.

Military History. — Served in the War with Mexico as

Major, 1st Alabama Volunteers, June 27, 1846,

till he was

Disbanded, May, 1847,

but continued to serve as a Volunteer Asst. Quartermaster, on the Staff of Bvt. Major-General Worth, May to Sep., 1847.

Civil History. — Planter, in Alabama, 1847‑49, — in Jefferson County, Ga., 1849‑53, — and in Richmond County, Ga., 1853‑61. Captain, Georgia Militia, 1853‑61.

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

Civil History. — Unknown, nothing authentic having been received.