Date of birth: April 2, 1837.
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia.
U.S. Military Academy: no.
Pre-war experience: Georgia Military Institute 1856, clerk.
Rank: Colonel - 1st Georgia Volunteers.
Major Battles and Campaigns: Fort Pulaski (commander); Atlanta Campaign (Regiment).
Post-war achievements: lawyer, curator and Vice-President of the Georgia Historical Society, writer.
Date of death: August 17, 1926.
Place of burial: Savannah, Georgia.