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Biographical Note
| 1828, Jan. 5 | Born, Ispringen, Baden, Germany |
| 1828 | Immigrated with his parents to Baltimore, Md |
| 1832 | Relocated with his parents to Brown County, Ohio |
| 1846 | Enlisted in 1st Infantry Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and participated in the Mexican War |
| 1848-1852 | Attended United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1852 | Commissioned a second lieutenant and assigned to 4th Infantry Regiment, Vancouver Barracks, Washington Territory |
| 1855 | Wounded twice in campaigns against Puget Sound Indians |
| 1861-1862 | Promoted to captain and assigned to 6th United States Cavalry in which he served through the Peninsular Campaign Promoted to colonel and given command of 2nd Ohio Cavalry Regiment Commanded Camp Chase in Ohio |
| 1863 | Commanded First Cavalry Brigade and assisted in the capture of Confederate cavalry raider John Hunt Morgan Published The Company Clerk. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott |
| 1864 | Breveted successively to brigadier-general and major-general Served as chief of cavalry for XXIII Corp, Army of the Ohio, and in this position participated in the East Tennessee campaign, including the battle of Knoxville Published Custom of Service for Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers. Philadelphia: J. P. Lippincott Commanded cavalry division of the Army of the James and in that position participated in intense action directed at Petersburg, Va. |
| 1865 | Entered Richmond, Va. at the head of the XXV Corp, United States Colored Troops Served as a commissioner on military court that convicted the accused conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln Married Charlotte Tod |
| 1866 | Reverted to regular army rank of lieutenant-colonel Published Customs of Service for Officers. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott |
| 1869 | Served with 15th Infantry Regiment in campaigns against the Mescalero Apaches |
| 1872 | Married Fannie Markbreit |
| 1874 | Promoted to colonel and given command of 8th Infantry Regiment |
| 1891 | Promoted to brigadier-general and assigned command of the Department of the Columbia |
| 1892 | Retired from the army |
| 1895, Sept. 4 | Died, Seattle, Wash. |