Class of 1863

Born May 17, 1841.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1859, to June 11, 1863, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

First Lieut., Corps of Engineers, June 11, 1863.

 p870  Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1863‑66: as Asst. Engineer in the construction of the Defenses of Pittsburg, Pa., June 15 to Aug. 3, 1863, — and of the Fortifications at Portland Harbor, Me., Aug. 3‑11, 1863; with Engineer Battalion (Army of the Potomac), Aug. 24, 1863, to Jan. 24, 1864, being engaged in constructing a bridge over the Rappahannock at Kelly's Ford, Nov. 7, 1863, — and in Mine Run Operations, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, 1863; on leave of absence, Jan. 24 to Feb., 1864; in command of Company of Engineer Battalion, Feb. 17, 1864, to Apr. 13, 1865 (Army of the Potomac), being engaged in making roads and reconnoissances, building block-houses and defensive works, constructing and dismantling bridges, sapping and mining, and on the staff of corps commanders in the various Battles on the March from the Rapidan to the James, — on General Kilpatrick's Raid to Richmond, Mar., 1864, — throwing Ponton Bridge across the James River, June 15, 1864, — Operations about and Siege of Petersburg, June 17, 1864, to

(Bvt. Captain, Aug. 1, 1864,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services during the Campaign before Richmond, Va.)

Mar. 3, 1865, — Battles at Deep Bottom, Aug. 15‑20, 1864, — Destruction of Weldon Railroad to Meherrin River, Dec. 7‑10, 1864, — Combat near Dabney's Mill, Feb. 6‑7, 1865, — Battle of Five Forks, Apr. 1, 1865, — and Pursuit of the Rebel Army, terminating in the Capitulation

(Bvt. Major, Apr. 1, 1865,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Five Forks, Va.)

of Appomattox C. H., Apr. 9, 1865; as Asst. Engineer in making Surveys of the theatre of Military Operations before Petersburg, Va., Apr. 13 to June 19, 1865; and in charge of Engineer Depot at Washington, D. C., June 19 to Aug. 23, 1865.

Served: in command of Engineer Company at West Point, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1865, to Nov. 13, 1866; as Asst. Professor of Engineering, Aug. 31, 1866, to Aug. 28, 1869; as Assistant Engineer of construction

(Captain, Corps of Engineers, May 1, 1866). 31, 1865)

of Superstructure of Rock Island Bridge across the Mississippi, Sep., 1869, to Aug., 1872, — and of works for the preservation of the Falls of St. Anthony, and of Improvement of Minnesota River, Aug., 1872, to Apr., 1873; as Superintending Engineer of the Improvement of the Ouachita and Yazoo Rivers, May 9, 1873, — in charge of Water Gauges on the Mississippi and its principal tributaries, Aug., 1874, — of removal of Red River Raft, La., and of Improvement of Cypress Bayou, and Soda Lake, Tex., Nov., 1874, — and of Surveys and Improvements of various Rivers and Harbors in the Valley of the Lower Mississippi, June 26, 1878, to June 30, 1882, in Illinois, June 19, 1882 (sick leave of

(Major, Corps of Engineers, Mar. 4, 1879)

absence, Dec. 19, 1884, to June 30, 1885, and Nov. 30, 1885, to May 31, 1886), to Nov. 19, 1886, and in Southern California, since Nov. 30, 1886; in temporary charge of defensive works at San Francisco and San Diego, Cal., and surveys and improvements of rivers and harbors in Western California, Mar. 21 to Sep. 23, 1889; and as Member of Commission on reclamation of the alluvial basin of the Mississippi, July 2, 1874, to Jan. 16, 1875, — of Board of Engineers for Protection of Vicksburg, Mis., Water-front, June 28, 1877, to July, 1878, — and for protection of New Orleans Wharves, Nov., 1877, to Apr. 8, 1878, — and of various Engineer Boards, 1881‑90.

Lieut.‑Colonel, Corps of Engineers, July 2, 1889.