American author; born in Baltimore, MD, on the 27th of September 1809. He was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1829, subsequently became editor of the Baltimore American, and from 1841 to 1842 was secretary of legation to Mexico. In 1863 he became a paymaster in the United States army, and served until 1871, when he retired with the rank of colonel. He published History of the War between Mexico and the United States (1848); Captain Canot, a novel (1854); and other writings. He died in Baltimore, on the 23rd of February 1879.
