Class of 1853

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1849, to July 1, 1853, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Artillery, July 1, 1853.

Served: in Florida Hostilities against the Seminole Indians, 1853‑54;

(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, Dec. 24, 1853)

on frontier duty at Ft. Snelling, Min., 1854‑55, — Ft. Steilacoom, Wash., 1856, — Expedition against Puget Sound Indians, Wash., 1856, — San Francisco, Cal., 1856‑57, — Ft. Yuma, Cal., 1857, — Reconnoissance on

(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, Nov. 11, 1856)

Colorado River, 1857‑58, — Ft. Yuma, Cal., 1858, — and San Bernardino, Cal., 1858; on Spokane Expedition, Wash., 1858, being engaged in the Combat of the Four Lakes, Sep. 1, 1858, — Combat on Spokane Plains, Sep. 5, 1858, — and Skirmish on Spokane River, Sep. 8, 1858; on frontier duty at Ft. Vancouver, Wash., 1858‑59, — and commanding  p545 escort to Superintendent of Wagon Road to Ft. Benton, Dak., 1859‑60; and on leave of absence, 1860‑61.

Resigned, Mar. 3, 1861.

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

Civil History. — Surveyor and Civil Engineer, Orange Spring, Marion County, Fla., 1875 to 18–––.