Civil War Confederate Major General. He graduated from West Point in 1839, was commissioned a US Army Engineer officer, constructed fortifications and conducted surveys until 1861, when he resigned in support of the southern cause. In September 1861, he was appointed Major of Engineers in the Confederate Army and served as Chief Engineer on the staff of General A. S. Johnston. He was promoted Colonel of Engineers in 1862 and assigned to the Office of Chief of Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Virginia. In August 1863, he was promoted Major General and ordered to Charleston, South Carolina, to direct the defense of the city. He returned to Richmond in June 1864, where he directed the Engineer Bureau until the end of the War. After the war, he was a director of the Georgia Central Railroad and president of the Savannah Gas Light.
Civil War Confederate Major General. He graduated from West Point in 1839, was commissioned a US Army Engineer officer, constructed fortifications and conducted surveys until 1861, when he resigned in support of the southern cause. In September 1861, he was appointed Major of Engineers in the Confederate Army and served as Chief Engineer on the staff of General A. S. Johnston. He was promoted Colonel of Engineers in 1862 and assigned to the Office of Chief of Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Virginia. In August 1863, he was promoted Major General and ordered to Charleston, South Carolina, to direct the defense of the city. He returned to Richmond in June 1864, where he directed the Engineer Bureau until the end of the War. After the war, he was a director of the Georgia Central Railroad and president of the Savannah Gas Light.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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