Class of 1869

Born Trenton, NJ.​b

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1865, to June 15, 1869, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 6th Cavalry, June 15, 1869.

Served: at the Military Academy, as Assistant Instructor of Artillery Tactics, July 6 to Aug. 28, 1869; on leave of absence, to Dec. 21, 1869; on frontier duty at Ft. Richardson, Tex., to Dec. 9, 1870 (leave of absence, to May 24, 1871), — Ft. Riley, Kan., to June 20, 1871 (leave of absence, to Nov. 26, 1871), — Ft. Harker, Kan., Dec. 28, 1871, to May 7, 1872, —

(First Lieut., 6th Cavalry, June 20, 1872)

Camp near Ft. Hays, Kan., to Oct., 1872, — Ft. Riley, Kan., to Dec., 1872 (Acting Regimental Adjutant, June to Oct., 1872, and on leave of absence, Nov. 1 to Dec., 1872), — Ft. Lyon, Col., Jan. 26, 1873, to Dec. 30, 1874 (leave of absence, Sep. 17 to Nov. 17, 1873), — on Expedition to Indian Territory, Aug., 1874, to Jan., 1875, — Ft. Lyon, Col., and Cheyenne Agency, I. T., to Apr., 1875 (leave of absence, to May 8, 1875), — Ft. Hays, Kan., May 13 to July 10, 1875, — Ft. Lyon, Col., to Aug. 10, 1875, — en route to, and at Camp Grant, Ara., Oct. 11, 1875, to July 1, 1876 (leave of absence, to Apr. 28, 1877), — Camp in Huachuca Mountains, Ara., May 29 to Aug. 28, 1877, — as Aide-de‑Camp to Bvt. Major-General Kautz, commanding Department of Arizona, Sep. 11, 1877, to Jan. 16, 1878, — Camp Huachuca, Ara., Feb. 17 to July 23, 1878, — Scouting (in command of Indian Scouts), July 17 to Dec., 1878, — Ft. Lowell, Ara. (leave of absence, Apr. 24 to Nov. 15, 1880), to Mar., 1881, — Camp Thomas, Ara., to Sep. 18, 1881, — Ft. Apache, Ara., to Jan. 23, 1882, — Ft. Thomas, Ara., to June, 1882, — Scouting and at Ft. Bowie, Ara. (leave of absence, July 26, 1883, to Jan. 25, 1884), to May 19, 1884, — Ft. Lewis, Col., to Nov. 19, 1886; and on leave and sick leave of absence, to –––––.

Captain, 6th Cavalry, Jan. 15, 1884.

Buried, Ewing Cemetery, Ewing, NJ.