Class of 1862

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1858, to June 17, 1862, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

 p854  Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, June 17, 1862.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1862‑66: at Washington, D. C. (sick), July 5, 1861, to Nov., 1862; in the Rappahannock Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Dec., 1862, to May, 1863, being engaged in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, — and Battle of Chancellorsville,

(First Lieut., Ordnance, Apr. 27, 1863)

May 2‑4, 1863; as Asst. Ordnance Officer at Washington Arsenal, D. C., June 17, 1863, to Jan. 1, 1864, — at St. Louis Arsenal, Mo., Jan. 19 to May 1, 1864, — and at Springfield, Ill., arming Volunteers, May 1 to Sep. 29, 1864; as Chief of Ordnance, Department of the South, at Hilton Head, S. C., Oct. 19, 1864, to Sep. 11, 1865; and on leave of

(Bvt. Captain, Mar. 13, 1865, for Faithful and Meritorious Services during the Rebellion)

absence, Sep. 11 to Oct. 11, 1865.

Served: as Asst. Ordnance Officer at Allegheny Arsenal, Pa., Oct. 11, 1865, to Oct., 1866; and in command of San Antonio Arsenal, Tex., Jan. 1, 1867, to June 8, 1869; on leave of absence to Oct. 1, 1869; as

(Captain, Ordnance, Mar. 7, 1867)

Asst. Ordnance Officer at Springfield Armory, Mas., Oct. 1, 1869, to May 5, 1871, — at Allegheny Arsenal, Pa., May 15, 1871, to May 14, 1872 (leave of absence to Dec. 13, 1872), — at Benicia Arsenal, Cal., Dec. 13, 1872, to July 1, 1875, — and at Indianapolis Arsenal, Ind., July 9, 1875, to May 3, 1876, — and in command, May 3, 1876, to Oct. 19, 1883;

(Major, Ordnance, May 29, 1879)

as Chief Ordnance Officer of the Department of Texas, and commanding San Antonio Arsenal, Tex., Nov. 3, 1883, to Nov. 24, 1887; in command of Ft. Monroe Arsenal, Va., Nov. 28, 1887, to Nov. 28, 1889, — and of Columbia Arsenal, Ten., Dec. 1, 1889, to –––––.