Born: February 25, 1827
Birthplace: Beaufort District South Carolina
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Eliza Eckley Rhett
Education:
1848: Graduated from West Point Military Academy
Occupation before War:
1848 – 1855: Served in the United States Army rising to Lt.
1855 – 1861: Bank Clerk in Baltimore Maryland
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Artillery Provisional Army of Confederate States
1862: Colonel of Confederate Artillery Temporary Rank
Commander of batteries in the Richmond Defenses
Inspector of Ordnance in Richmond Virginia Defenses
1863: Sent abroad to purchase Arms
Occupation after War:
Engineer of Mexican National Railroad
President of insurance Company in Baltimore Maryland
Died: December 26, 1893
Place of Death: Washington D.C.
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
Born: February 25, 1827
Birthplace: Beaufort District South Carolina
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Eliza Eckley Rhett
Education:
1848: Graduated from West Point Military Academy
Occupation before War:
1848 – 1855: Served in the United States Army rising to Lt.
1855 – 1861: Bank Clerk in Baltimore Maryland
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Artillery Provisional Army of Confederate States
1862: Colonel of Confederate Artillery Temporary Rank
Commander of batteries in the Richmond Defenses
Inspector of Ordnance in Richmond Virginia Defenses
1863: Sent abroad to purchase Arms
Occupation after War:
Engineer of Mexican National Railroad
President of insurance Company in Baltimore Maryland
Died: December 26, 1893
Place of Death: Washington D.C.
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
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