Civil War Union Army Major General. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1838, and was commissioned in the 1st Dragoons Regiment. For the next 23 years, he served with the 1st Dragoons throughout the west. Commissioned Colonel of the 2nd California Volunteer Cavalry after the beginning of the Civil War, he later resigned to become Chief of Cavalry under Major General Henry W. Halleck. Promoted to Major General in May 1864, he commanded one of Major General William T. Sherman's division in the XIII Corps. With postwar reductions in the army, he resumed his Regular Army rank of Lieutenant Colonel and commanded the 7th United States Cavalry. After resigning from the army in 1869, he moved to St. Louis, Missouri to take an appointment from President Ulysses S. Grant as Postmaster. He served as the city's auditor and commanded a brigade of Missouri militia during the strikes of 1877.
Civil War Union Army Major General. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1838, and was commissioned in the 1st Dragoons Regiment. For the next 23 years, he served with the 1st Dragoons throughout the west. Commissioned Colonel of the 2nd California Volunteer Cavalry after the beginning of the Civil War, he later resigned to become Chief of Cavalry under Major General Henry W. Halleck. Promoted to Major General in May 1864, he commanded one of Major General William T. Sherman's division in the XIII Corps. With postwar reductions in the army, he resumed his Regular Army rank of Lieutenant Colonel and commanded the 7th United States Cavalry. After resigning from the army in 1869, he moved to St. Louis, Missouri to take an appointment from President Ulysses S. Grant as Postmaster. He served as the city's auditor and commanded a brigade of Missouri militia during the strikes of 1877.
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