Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1816, May 3 | Born, Augusta, Ga. |
| 1832 | Entered United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1837 | Second lieutenant, Corps of Engineers Surveyed Upper Mississippi River |
| 1838 | Survey engineering work, Delaware River |
| 1839 | Duty at army headquarters, Washington, D.C. |
| 1841 | Married Louisa Rodgers (died 1879) |
| 1843-1852 | Stationed in Detroit, Mich., until return to permanent duty in Washington, D.C. |
| 1852 | Supervised construction of the Washington aqueduct for Great Falls, Va., and various United States Capitol improvements, including a new and larger dome |
| 1861, June | Appointed quartermaster general, United States Army |
| 1865, Apr. 15 | Present at the death of Abraham Lincoln |
| 1867 | Postwar illness and trip to Europe |
| 1882 | Retired from the United States Army Began engineering work on the Pension Office building, Washington, D.C. |
| 1892, Jan. 2 | Died, Washington, D.C. |