| Birth | 8 Jan 1821 | Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina | | | |
| Education | 1838 | the United States Military Academy, Westpoint, New York | | | |
| Graduation | 1842 | | | | |
| Marriage | 8 Mar 1849 | Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia - Maria Louisa GARLAND | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1850 | San Antonio, Bexar, Texas - Maria Louisa GARLAND | | | |
| Military | 1850 | as a Major in the US Army - San Antonio, Bexar, Texas | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1860 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico Territory - Maria Louisa GARLAND | | | |
| Military | 1860 | as a Major in the US Army - Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico Territory | | | |
| Military | 16 Mar 1861 | and was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of infantry in the Confederate States Army | | | |
| Military | 17 Jun 1861 | and was made Brigadier-General |  | | |
| Military | 7 Oct 1861 | and was made Major General C.S.A. | | | |
| Military | 9 Oct 1862 | and was made Lieutenant General | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1870 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana - Maria Louisa GARLAND | | | |
| Occupation | 1870 | surveyor - customs - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1880 | Gainesville, Hall, Georgia - Maria Louisa GARLAND | | | |
| Occupation | 1880 | City Postmaster - Gainesville, Hall, Georgia | | | |
| Marriage | 8 Sep 1897 | Helen J "Ellen" DORTCH | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1900 | as boarders - Hopkins Street, Washington DC - Helen J "Ellen" DORTCH | | | |
| Occupation | 1900 | railroad commissioner | | | |
| Death | 2 Jan 1904 | Gainesville, Hall, Georgia | | | |
