Class of 1876

Born Mar. 26, 1855, Monroeton, PA.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1872, to June 14, 1876, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, June 15, 1876.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Niagara, N. Y., Sep. 30 to Oct. 19, 1876, — Columbia, Unionville, and Gowdeysville, S. C., and Tallahassee, Fla., to Jan. 11, 1877, — and Ft. Niagara, N. Y., Jan. 16 to July 23, 1877; in suppressing Railroad Disturbances in Pennsylvania, to Oct. 24, 1877; and in garrison at Ft. Niagara, N. Y., to Jan. 31, 1878, — Ft. Ontario, N. Y., Feb. 2 to May 16, 1878, — Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), May 30, 1878, to May 1, 1880, — Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., to Dec. 3, 1881, — Little Rock, Ark., to May 5, 1882, — and Ft. Barrancas, Fla., to June 20, 1882; as Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Michigan Military Academy, July 1, 1882, to Sep. 12, 1883; in

(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, Jan. 31, 1883)

garrison at Jackson Barracks and various detached services, to June 5, 1885, — Washington Barracks, D. C., and detached service, to Aug. 18, 1886, — Ft. Schuyler, N. Y., to Nov. 2, 1886, — Regimental Quartermaster, Mar. 1 to May 1, 1887, and Adjutant, May 1, 1887, to –––––, and Washington, D. C., to –––––, being detached to attend Militia Encampments, Competition Drills, and to inspect State troops.

Buried, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, SC.