OVERVIEW:

BORN:
December 29, 1831
New York, New York

DIED:
March 19, 1895 (age 63)
Ridgewood, New Jersey

RESOURCES:
Syracuse University
Wikipedia

HIGHLIGHTS:
1862:
Joined the U.S. Army,
Served as an aide to General Thomas W. Sherman
1864-1869:
Military Secretary to General Ulysses S. Grant
Promoted to Colonel
Present at the Confederate Surrender at Appomattox
1869-1881
Secretary of Legation/ Consul General in London, England
1877-1878:
Accompanied General Grant on a tour around the world
1882-1884:
Consul General in Havana, Cuba