Excerpt from Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy, at West Point, N. Y., From Its Establishment, March 16, 1802 to the Army Reorganization of 1866-67, Vol. 2: 1841-1867 Served: as Assistant to the Board of Engineers, 1841 - 42; at the Military Academy, 1842 - 43, as Asst. Professor of Engineering, Aug. 31, 1842, to Apr. 4, 1843, - and as Principal Asst. Professor Of Engineering, Apr. 4 to Aug. 29, 1843; as Asst Engineer in the construction of the Defenses of Hampton Roads, Va, 1843-46; in the War with Mexico. 1846-48, being engaged in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9 - 29, 1847, - Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17 - 18. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.