Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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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. |