Class of 1847

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1843, to July 1, 1847, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 8th Infantry, July 1, 1847.

Served: in the War with Mexico, 1847‑48, at the City of Mexico; in

(Second Lieut., 2d Infantry, Aug. 20, 1847)

garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1848; on Voyage to California, 1848‑49; on frontier duty at Ft. Stockton, Cal., 1849, — Camp Stanislaus, Cal., 1849, — Monterey, Cal., 1849‑50, — San Miguel, Cal., 1851, — Benicia,

(First Lieut., 2d Infantry, June 11, 1851, to Jan. 19, 1861)

Cal., 1850‑51, — March to the Mariposa Country, 1851, — Ft. Walla Walla, Wash., 1851‑52, — March to the Merced River, 1852, — Ft. Walla Walla, Wash., 1852‑53, — Benicia, Cal., 1853, — Exploring Coast Range Mountains, 1853‑55, — as Aide-de‑Camp to Bvt. Maj.‑General Wool, Mar. 6, 1854, to Jan. 4, 1855, — and Ft. Ripley, Min., 1855‑56; on Recruiting service, 1856‑58; on frontier duty at Ft. Abercrombie, Dak., 1858‑59, —

(Captain, Asst. Quartermaster, May 21, 1859)

 p334  and Ft. Ripley, Min., 1859; and on Quartermaster duty at San Francisco, Cal., 1860, — Utah, in the field, 1860, — and Ft. Churchill, Nev., 1860‑61.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑66: on Quartermaster duty at Benicia Depot, Cal., Dec. 17, 1861, to Jan. 31, 1862, — at San Pedro, Cal., Jan. 31 to Dec. 2, 1862, — at Santa Fé, N. M., Dec. 2, 1862, to Jan. 26, 1863, — and at Tucson, Ara., Jan. 26 to May 6, 1863; on leave of absence, May 6 to June 20, 1863; and on Quartermaster duty at Wheeling, W. Va., June 20, 1863, to June, 1864; awaiting orders, June, 1864, to Aug. 5, 1865.

Bvt. Major, Mar. 13, 1865,
for Faithful and Meritorious Services during the Rebellion.

Bvt. Lieut.‑Col., Mar. 13, 1865,
for Faithful and Meritorious Services during the Rebellion.

Bvt. Colonel and Bvt. Brig.‑General, Mar. 13, 1865,
for Faithful and Meritorious Services during the Rebellion.

Served: as Special Inspector, Quartermaster Department, Military Division of the Tennessee, Dec. 12, 1865, to June 21, 1866; on leave of absence, June 21 to Sep. 10, 1866; as Special Inspector, Quartermaster

(Major, Staff — Quartermaster, July 28, 1866)

Department, in the Department of the Tennessee, Sep. 10, 1866 to Mar. 29, 1867; as Post and Depot Quartermaster at Nashville, Ten., Apr. 1, 1867, to Apr. 9, 1868; on leave and absent sick to Apr. 10, 1868;º closing accounts and awaiting orders to Feb. 15, 1870; as Quartermaster at Ft. Adams, R. I., to Apr. 3, 1874; sick, at Washington, D. C., Apr. 3 to

(Lieut-‑Col., Staff — Dep. Quartermaster-General, June 6, 1872)

June 20, 1874, and settling his accounts, June 20 to Aug. 19, 1874; and as Post Quartermaster, at Ft. Gibson, I. T., Aug. 26, 1874, to May 29, 1876.

Died, May 29, 1876, at Ft. Gibson, I. T.: Aged 51.