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Born Oct. 30, 1838, near Pottsville, PA.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1857, to June 24, 1861, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

BVT. SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ENGINEERS, JUNE 24, 1861.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑63: in drilling Volunteers at Washington, D. C., June 24 to July 11, 1861; as Acting

(SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ENGINEERS, JUNE 29, 1861)

Aide-de‑Camp to Colonel Heintzelman in the Manassas Campaign of July, 1861, being engaged in the Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861; as Asst. Engineer at Ft. Monroe, Va., Aug. 3, 1861, to Apr. 19, 1862; as Asst. Engineer (Army of the Potomac), in the Virginia Peninsular Campaign, Apr. 20 to July 24, 1862, being engaged in the Siege of Yorktown, Apr. 20 to May 4, 1862, — Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, — Action

(BVT. 1ST LIEUTENANT, MAY 5, 1862, FOR GALLANT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES AT THE BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG, VA.)

at Slatersville, May 9, 1862, — and Action at Mechanicsville, May 27, 1862; as Asst. Engineer at Ft. Monroe, Va., July 24 to Dec. 29, 1862; as Chief Engineer of the Department of North Carolina, Jan. 2 to Aug. 3, 1863, being engaged in the Expedition which destroyed the railroad

(FIRST LIEUTENANT., CORPS OF ENGINEERS, MAR. 3, 1863)

bridge over Tar River, at Rocky Mount, July, 1863; as Chief Engineer of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, Aug. 3, 1863,

(CAPTAIN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AUG. 1, 1863)

to May 27, 1864, being engaged in Operations about Bermuda Hundred, and participating in the Action of Swift's Creek, May 9, and near Ft. Darling, May 12‑15, 1864; and as Chief Engineer of 18th Army Corps, May 27 to Aug. 11, 1864, being engaged in the Battles of Cold Harbor, June 1‑3, 1864, — and Siege of Petersburg, June 19 to Aug. 11, 1864.

BVT. MAJOR, JUNE 1, 1864, FOR GALLANT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES AT THE BATTLE OF COLD HARBOR, VA.

Served: at the Military Academy, as Asst. Professor of Engineering, Aug. 22, 1864, to June 16, 1865; as Asst. Engineer in the construction of

(BVT. LIEUT.‑COLONEL, MAR. 13, 1865,  FOR GALLANT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES DURING THE REBELLION)

the Defenses of Hampton Roads, Va., June 18 to Dec. 4, 1865;