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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, Apr. 6, 1815, to July 24, 1818, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 24, 1818. p201 Served: in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1818‑21; on Topographical
(Second Lieut. 2d Artillery,
(Transferred to 4th Artillery, Aug. 16, 1821) (First Lieut., 4th Artillery, July 1, 1822) (Transferred to 2d Artillery, Dec. 31, 1824) duty, Nov. 19, 1821, to Dec. 11, 1824; and in garrison at Ft. Delaware, Del., 1825‑26. Resigned, May 31, 1826. Civil History. — Teacher, 1826‑37; Civil Engineer, Florida, 1837‑40; Instructor of Mathematics, U. S. Navy, 1840‑46; Principal of an Academy, Boston, Mas., 1846‑48; Professor of Natural Science in an Academy at Baltimore, Md., 1848‑49; Professor of Ancient and Modern Languages in the Maryland Military Academy, Oxford, Md., Oct. 1, 1849, to July 31, 1851; History since 1851 unknown. |
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