Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1831, Feb. 3 | Born, West Wrentham, Mass. |
| 1855 | Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Breveted second lieutenant, United States Corps of Engineers |
| 1862 | Became chief engineer, Army of the Potomac |
| 1863 | Participated in the siege of Vicksburg, Miss. |
| 1864 | Participated in the Battle of the Wilderness |
| 1864-1866 | Aide-de-camp to Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1865 | Participated in the capture of Fort Fisher, N.C., and in the capture of Mobile, Ala. |
| 1866-1870 | Aide-de-camp to Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman |
| 1869 | Married Elizabeth Blair |
| 1870-1874 | Superintending engineer, geodetic survey of the north and northwestern lakes of the United States |
| 1884 | Member and president, United States Mississippi River Commission |
| 1886 | In charge of the fort and engineering school of application at Willet's Point, N.Y. |
| 1895 | Retired as colonel from the regular army |
| 1904 | Advanced to rank of brigadier general on the retired list |
| 1910, May 29 | Died, New York, N.Y. |