From Cullom's Register.
Cadet USMA Nov. 23, 1803 to Oct. 30, 1806, when graduated and entered U.S. Army as 2nd Lt. in Corps of Engineers Oct. 30, 1806.
Served at West Point 1806-1807 as Assistant Engineer in construction of works on New England coast. In 1808 as superintendent.
1st Lt. Corps of Engineers Feb. 28, 1808.
Engineer of fortifications at Beaufort, S.C. 1809-1810 as assistant engineer in construction of defenses of New York harbor, 1811.
Captain Corps of Engineers July 6, 1812.
Engineer defenses of Beaufort, S.C.
Died Oct. 12, 1813, at Beaufort at age 23.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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