Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1834, Feb. 27 | Born, Oak Tree, near Metuchen, N.J. |
| 1855 | A.B., Western Military Institute, Drennon Springs, Ky. |
| 1855-1856 | Assistant professor of mathematics, University of Nashville, Nashville, Tenn. |
| 1856 | Married Louisa Salmon (died 1857) |
| 1858 | A.M., University of Nashville |
| 1859 | Married Ada Salmon |
| 1861-1863 | Served in the United States Army of the Potomac |
| 1861 | Commissioned lieutenant colonel, Seventh Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers Infantry Division |
| 1862 | Wounded in Battle of Williamsburg, Va. Commissioned colonel, Thirteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers Infantry Division |
| 1863-1865 | Served in the United States Army of the Cumberland |
| 1865 | Commissioned brigadier general, United States Volunteers |
| 1865-1870 | Active in lumber business, Newark and Jersey City, N.J. |
| 1871-1875 | Comptroller, Jersey City, N.J. |
| 1877-1885 | Chief clerk, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. |
| 1894-1898 | Member, Antietam Battlefield Board |
| 1905-1909 | Chairman, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Commission |
| 1909, Dec. 25 | Died, Washington, D.C. |