Class of 1854

Born Jan. 24, 1832, Petersburg, VA.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1850, to July 1, 1854, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut. of Dragoons, July 1, 1854.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Tejon, Cal., 1854‑55, — Ft. Riley,

(Second Lieut., 2d Dragoons, Mar. 3, 1855)

Kan., 1855‑56, — Ft. Lookout, Dak., 1856, — and Ft. Randall, Dak., 1857; at the Military Academy as Asst. Instructor of Cavalry, Jan. 12 to Sep. 11, 1857; on frontier duty as Adjutant, 2d Dragoons, Sep. 8,

(First Lieut., Second Dragoons, Feb. 28, 1857)

1857, to Aug. 8, 1859, being on Utah Expedition, 1857‑58; on leave of absence in Europe, 1858‑60; and on frontier duty on Navajo Expedition, 1860, — Albuquerque, N. M., 1860, — Scouting, 1860, being engaged in a Skirmish, Oct. 24, 1860, — and at Taos, N. M., 1860‑61.

Resigned, May 10, 1861.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States,​a and was Mortally Wounded in the Combat of Hatcher's Run, Va.

Died of Wounds, Feb. 6, 1865, at Petersburg, Va.: Aged 33.

Buried, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA.