Born in county Galway. Commanded 1st Virginia Infantry 1861. Wounded at Blackburn's Ford, Virginia. 18 July 1861. Served on Staffs of Generals J.E. Johnston and James Longstreet 1861-62. Judge Advocate-Gereral C.S.A. 1862-64. Commanded Richmond Local Defense Troops 1864-65.
Placed 2020 by the friends of S.H.C. and order of the Southern Cross.