Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1848, to July 1, 1852, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, July 1, 1852.
Served: on frontier duty at San Francisco, Cal., 1852‑53, — Pacific
(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, Sep. 6, 1853)
Railroad Exploration, 1853‑54, — March through Utah to California,
(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, Mar. 3, 1855)
1854‑55, — Benicia, Cal., 1855, — and Ft. Yuma, Cal., 1855‑57.
Resigned, July 31, 1858.
Civil History.—Elected Delegate to the U. S. House of Representatives from the proposed Territory of Arizona, 1857 and 1859. U. S. Commissioner to run and mark the Boundary Line between the State of California and the Territories of the United States, 1860-61. Author of "The Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora," 1865. (from the Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Vol. II; by Bvt. Major George W. Cullum, pub. by D. Van Nostrand, New York, 1868)
Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, July 1, 1852.
Served: on frontier duty at San Francisco, Cal., 1852‑53, — Pacific
(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, Sep. 6, 1853)
Railroad Exploration, 1853‑54, — March through Utah to California,
(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, Mar. 3, 1855)
1854‑55, — Benicia, Cal., 1855, — and Ft. Yuma, Cal., 1855‑57.
Resigned, July 31, 1858.
Civil History.—Elected Delegate to the U. S. House of Representatives from the proposed Territory of Arizona, 1857 and 1859. U. S. Commissioner to run and mark the Boundary Line between the State of California and the Territories of the United States, 1860-61. Author of "The Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora," 1865. (from the Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Vol. II; by Bvt. Major George W. Cullum, pub. by D. Van Nostrand, New York, 1868)
Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1848, to July 1, 1852, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, July 1, 1852.
Served: on frontier duty at San Francisco, Cal., 1852‑53, — Pacific
(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, Sep. 6, 1853)
Railroad Exploration, 1853‑54, — March through Utah to California,
(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, Mar. 3, 1855)
1854‑55, — Benicia, Cal., 1855, — and Ft. Yuma, Cal., 1855‑57.
Resigned, July 31, 1858.
Civil History.—Elected Delegate to the U. S. House of Representatives from the proposed Territory of Arizona, 1857 and 1859. U. S. Commissioner to run and mark the Boundary Line between the State of California and the Territories of the United States, 1860-61. Author of "The Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora," 1865. (from the Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Vol. II; by Bvt. Major George W. Cullum, pub. by D. Van Nostrand, New York, 1868)
Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, July 1, 1852.
Served: on frontier duty at San Francisco, Cal., 1852‑53, — Pacific
(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, Sep. 6, 1853)
Railroad Exploration, 1853‑54, — March through Utah to California,
(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, Mar. 3, 1855)
1854‑55, — Benicia, Cal., 1855, — and Ft. Yuma, Cal., 1855‑57.
Resigned, July 31, 1858.
Civil History.—Elected Delegate to the U. S. House of Representatives from the proposed Territory of Arizona, 1857 and 1859. U. S. Commissioner to run and mark the Boundary Line between the State of California and the Territories of the United States, 1860-61. Author of "The Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora," 1865. (from the Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Vol. II; by Bvt. Major George W. Cullum, pub. by D. Van Nostrand, New York, 1868)
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New York, New York, U.S., Bodies in Transit, 1859-1894
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Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889
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Web: Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008
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Rhode Island, U.S., Death Index, 1630-1930
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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