He was appointed from Louisiana to the U. S. military academy, where he was graduated in 1854, assigned to the artillery, and served in garrison, and against hostile Indians till the civil war, during which he was in the subsistence department.
He was appointed from Louisiana to the U. S. military academy. He was graduated in 1854. He was assigned to the artillery. He was served in garrison, and against hostile Indians till the civil war. He was in the subsistence department during the civil war.