John Newton

By Nompo

  • John Newton was born

    John Newton was born in Norfolk, Virginia.

  • John goes to West Point

    John Newton goes to the Military Acadamy.

  • John Newton Graduates from West Point

    John Newton graduated form West Point in the class of 1842

  • John joins the Engineers

  • John served as instructor of engineering

    John was the instructor of engineering at West Point.

  • John married Anne M. Starr

    John married Anne. They had six children.

  • John is a First Lieutenant

    John Becomes a First Lieutenant now

  • John is promoted to Captain

    John Newton is now a Captain. He is the cheif engineer of the Utah expidition, Superintending Engineer of Forts Delaware and Mifflin, and member of a special Board of Engineers for modifying plans of a fort at Sandy Hook, New York.

  • The Civil War begins

    The day the war officially started.

  • John is promoted to Chief Engineer

    John Newton was promoted to Chief Engineer of the Departments of Pennsylvania and Shenandoah.

  • John was promoted to major in the Corps of Engineers

    John is a major now.

  • John is the assistant engineer in Washington

    John was the assistant engineer in construction of the defenses of Washington D.C.

  • John is promoted to Brigadier General of Volunteers

    He is now Brigadier General of Volunteers

  • The Peninsula campaign begins

    John stops work on Washington during the Peninsula campaign.

  • John is supposed to be promoted to Major General of Volunteers

    He was to be promoted to Major General of Volunteers, but it was never confirmed.

  • John is promoted to colonel

    John Newton was promoted to colonel in the army.

  • John is promoted to brigadier general and chief of engineers

    John Newton became the brigadier general and cheif of engineering.

  • John blows up a reef

    John Newton used 200,000 pounds of dynamite to blow Flood Rock in New York's East River.

  • John leaves the Engineers

    John retires from the Engineer Corps

  • John Newton died

    John Newton died in New York, New York.