| Date | Event |
|---|
| 1847, Sept. 25 | Born, Madison, Wis. |
| circa 1861 | Attended Christian College, Columbia, Mo. |
| 1862 | Clerkship, United States Post Office Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1866 | Contracted for statue of Abraham Lincoln |
| 1871 | Statue of Abraham Lincoln unveiled |
| 1875 | Contracted for statue of David Glasgow Farragut |
| 1878 | Married Richard L. Hoxie, Lieutenant, U. S. Army |
| 1914, Nov. | Died, Washington, D.C. |
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 1844, Aug. 7 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
| 1861-1864 | Bugler, private, and corporal, First Iowa Cavalry |
| 1864 | Cadet, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1868 | Second lieutenant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| 1878 | Married Vinnie Ream (died 1914) |
| 1895 | Major, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| 1898-1907 | Member and Engineer Secretary, U.S. Light-House Board, Washington, D.C. |
| 1907 | Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| 1908 | Retired as brigadier general |
| 1917 | Married May Ruth Norcross |
| 1930, Apr. 30 | Died, Miami, Fla. |
