Military officer; born in
Whitefield, N. H., May 27, 1823; graduated at
West Point in 1846, entering the engineer corps.
He served in the war with
Mexico and was brevetted captain for meritorious services.
For two years (1855-57) he was
Professor of Engineering at
West Point; promoted to captain in July, 1860; major in March, 1863; and lieutenant-colonel in 1867.
He was one of the garrison of
Fort Sumter during the siege, and was made brigadiergeneral of volunteers in October, 1861.
He took a leading part in the capture of
Roanoke Island, early in 1862, and of
Newbern, N. C.; was promoted to majorgeneral of volunteers, and became commander of the Department of North Carolina, and defended that region with skill.
In July, 1863, he was made commander of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, with his headquarters at
Fort Monroe.
He was afterwards in command of the Department of Ohio, of which he was relieved on account of wounds in
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January, 1864.
He afterwards commanded the Departments of
South Carolina and
Florida.
He was brevetted major-general in the regular army for services during the
Civil War in 1865.
He died in
Nashua, N. H., Sept. 2, 1874.