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D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
West in New Mexico, constructing Fort Marcy at Santa Fe. He afterward served at Washington, and was superintending engineer of the repairs to various forts and the building of Forts Jackson and Pulaski, Georgia, and of the improvement of the Savannah river. In consideration of his continuous service of fourteen years, he was promoted captain, July 1, 1853. After this, as a member of various commissions of engineers, he was continually engaged in fortification work, and the improvement of riveneers at the head of the famous class of 1845. He served as an officer of the engineer corps on the gulf coast until 1853, on the Pacific coast until 1856, and then in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, being engaged in the improvements of Savannah river when he resigned in February, 1861, having at that time attained the rank of captain. Offering his services to Georgia, he was appointed major of engineers, and the same rank was given him in the Confederate States army. He was sent to ins