Class of 1840

Born July 31, 1818.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1836, to July 1, 1840, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, July 1, 1840.

Served: in the Florida War, 1840‑42; in garrison at Ft. Pickens, Fla.,  p44 1842, — Ft. Moultrie, S. C., 1842‑43, 1843‑44, — and Savannah, Ga.,

(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, June 27, 1844)

1844‑45; on Recruiting service, 1846‑47; in the War with Mexico, 1847‑48, being engaged in the Combat of Huamantla, Oct. 9, 1847, — Action of Galaxara, Nov. 21, 1847, — and Action of Matamoras, Nov. 22,

(Bvt. Capt., Oct. 9, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battle of Huamantla, Mex.)

1847; in garrison at Ft. Constitution, N. H., 1848‑49, 1850‑53, — and Ft. Sullivan, Me., 1853; and on voyage to California, 1853, in the Steamer San Francisco, from which he was washed overboard, Dec. 24, 1853, during a violent storm, by a heavy sea, which swept off four officers and one hundred and eighty soldiers of the 3d Artillery, and several others, all of whom, save two, perished with him.​a

Drowned, Dec. 24, 1853, off the Capes of the Delaware: Aged 38.

Buried, St. Andrews Cemetery, New Berlin, NY.