Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1842, July 2 | Born, Princess Anne, Md. |
| 1860 | Educated, Washington Academy, Maryland |
| 1861-1865 | Civil War service, private to captain |
| 1869-1870 | Commissioned lieutenant colonel, Egyptian Army; professor of French, military school, Cairo, Egypt |
| 1871-1873 | Served Alexandria infantry, General Staff, Cairo, Egypt |
| 1874-1877 | Chief of staff to Charles George Gordon |
| 1874 | Executed treaty annexing Uganda to Egypt; documented Lake Ibrahim, Nile Valley; promoted to colonel |
| 1877 | Published Central Africa: Naked Truths of Naked People. New York: Harper & Brothers |
| 1880 | Graduated, Columbia University Law School, New York, N.Y. |
| 1881 | Served international tribunals, Alexandria, Egypt |
| 1882 | United States consul, Alexandria, Egypt, during bombardment of the city by the British Mediterranean Fleet; decorated Cross of Commander of the Osmanieh |
| 1883 | Practiced international law, Paris, France |
| 1884 | Published The Three Prophets. New York: D. Appleton and Co. |
| 1887-1889 | United States consul general to Korea; explored Qualelpart Island and Han River |
| 1890 | Married Marie Amelie Hammond |
| 1891 | Published Les Sources du Nil. Rouen: Impr. de E. Cagniard |
| 1897-1900 | Served U.S. special commissions, Paris, France |
| 1901 | Decorated, Légion d'Honneur |
| 1908-1916? | Editorial staff member, Washington Sunday Star |
| 1917, Mar. 24 | Died, buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |