Class of 1871

Born July 30, 1850, Norristown, PA.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1867, to June 12, 1871, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 13th Infantry, June 12, 1871.

Served: on frontier duty at Camp Douglas, Utah, Sep. 30, 1871, to Dec., 1872 (Camp Stambaugh, Wy., Apr. 27 to Nov. 11, 1872), — Ft.

(First Lieut., 13th Infantry, June 29, 1872)

Fred Steele, Wy., Dec. 16, 1872, to Feb. 15, 1874, — Sioux Expedition, to Mar., 1874, — and Camp Robinson, Neb., to Oct. 11, 1874; in garrison at New Orleans, La., Oct. 23, 1874, to June 1, 1875, — Baton Rouge, La., June 2, 1875, to Feb. 29, 1876, — Bayou Sara, La., Mar. 1 to Nov. 11, 1876 (leave of absence, Apr. 9 to Oct. 8, 1876), — New Orleans, La., Nov. 13, 1876, to May 25, 1877, — Baton Rouge, La., May 26 to July 28, 1877, — Louisville, Ky., Wilkesbarre and Scranton, Pa., suppressing Railroad Disturbances, July 28 to Oct. 31, 1877, — Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 31, 1877, to June 6, 1879, — Mt. Vernon Barracks, Ala., to July 31, 1879, — Regimental Adjutant, July 24, 1879, to Mar. 5, 1887), — Atlanta, Ga., to Nov. 7, 1879, — and Jackson Barracks, La., to June 23, 1880; on frontier duty at Ft. Wingate, N. M., to Apr. 27, 1884, — Santa Fé, N. M., as Acting Asst. Adjutant General of the District of New Mexico (leave of absence, Jan. 23 to Apr. 20, 1885), to Dec. 1, 1886, — Ft. Wingate, N. M., to June 1, 1888, — and Ft. Supply, I. T., to Sep. 4, 1888; on Recruiting Service, Oct. 1, 1888, to Sep. 13, 1889; and in garrison at Ft. Leavenworth,

(Captain, 13th Infantry, July 1, 1889)

Kan., to –––––.

Buried, Baton Rouge National Cemetery, Baton Rouge, LA.