Class of 1840

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

Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d Dragoons, July 1, 1840.

Served: at the Cavalry School for Practice, Carlisle, Pa., 1840; in the Florida War, 1840‑41; on frontier duty at Ft. Towson, I. T., 1842, —

(Second Lieut., 2d Dragoons, June 23, 1841)

and Ft. Washita, I. T., 1843‑45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845‑46; in the War with Mexico, 1846‑47, being engaged in the Siege

(First Lieut., 2d Dragoons, Feb. 16, 1847)

of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9‑29, 1847; on Recruiting service, 1847‑48; and in the War with Mexico, 1848.

Died, July 21, 1848, at Vera Cruz, Mex.: Aged 30.