He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1866 to 1868 and then studied at the United States Naval Academy from 1868 to 1870, standing at the head of his class of seventy.
He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1866 to 1868. He then studied at the United States Naval Academy from 1868 to 1870. He then was standing at the head of his class of seventy.