Class of 1833

Born Aug. 12, 1810.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1829, to July 1, 1833, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, July 1, 1833.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1833; in Creek Nation, 1833‑34; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1834, — Ft. Preble, Me.,

(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, Sep. 14, 1834)

1834‑35, — and Ft. Sullivan, Me., 1835‑36; in the Florida War, 1836‑37, being engaged against the Seminole Indians in the Battle of Wahoo

(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, May 18, 1837)

Swamp, Nov. 21, 1836; and on the Northern Frontier, 1838, during Canada Border Disturbances.

Cashiered, July 16, 1838, for "Signing False Certificates."

Served as Lieutenant in Army of the Republic of Texas, 1839‑41, being engaged in several skirmishes with the Comanche Indians, 1840‑41.

Civil History. — Surveyor, Bonham, Tex., 1841‑52. Clerk of the District Court of Fannin County, Tex., 1842‑44, — and of County Courts, 1842‑52. Surveyor of Fannin Land District, 1852‑54. General Land Agent and Notary Public, Bonham, Tex., 1855‑73. Colonel, Texas Militia, 1843‑61.​a

Died, Dec. 20, 1873, at Bonham, Tex.: Aged 63.

Buried, Pioneers Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth, TX.