Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
---|---|
1804, Jan. 3 | Born, Warrenton, N.C. |
1819-1823 | Attended United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
1823 | Commissioned brevet second lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, United States Army |
1824-1825 | Detailed principal assistant professor of engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
1825 | Assistant engineer in the construction of Fortress Monroe and Fort Calhoun, Hampton Roads, Va. |
1828 | Appointed assistant to the chief of engineers, Corps of Engineers, United States Army |
1832 | Commissioned captain of ordnance and appointed assistant ordnance officer, Ordnance Corps, United States Army, Washington Arsenal in the District of Columbia |
1833 | Published A Digest of the Laws Relating to the Military Establishment of the United States Washington, D.C.: Thomas and Homans. |
1833-1834 | Commander, Washington Arsenal in the District of Columbia |
1835-1838 | Commander, Frankfort Arsenal, Pa. |
1836 | Married Sara Hays (died 1894) |
1838-1842 | Assistant to chief of ordnance of the United States Army, Washington Arsenal in the District of Columbia |
1839-1860 | Member, United States Ordnance Board |
1840 | Member, commission to Europe to study development and manufacture of weapons |
1841 | Published The Ordnance Manual for the Use of Officers of the United States Army, in 1841 and 1850Washington, D.C.: Gideon and Co. |
1845 | Published Report of Experiments on Gunpowder, made at Washington Arsenal, in 1843 and 1844 Washington, D.C.: J. & G. S. Gideon. |
1848 | Brevetted major during Mexican War |
1848-1855 | Commander, Washington Arsenal in the District of Columbia |
1849 | Published Second Report of Experiments on Gunpowder, made at Washington Arsenal, in 1845, ‘47, and ‘48. Washington, D.C.: J. & G. S. Gideon. Published Artillery for the United States Land Service, as devised and arranged by the Ordnance Board. Washington, D.C.: J. & G. S. Gideon. |
1853 | Visited Mexico to settle war claims |
1854 | Commissioned major, Ordnance Corps, United States Army |
1855-1857 | Member, United States Military Commission to Europe |
1861 | Resigned from United States Army |
1865-1866 | Assistant engineer, Imperial Mexican Railway |
1867-1887 | Appointed treasurer and secretary, Pennsylvania Canal Co., a company owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. |
1887, Oct. 23 | Died, Philadelphia, Pa. |