hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm dʒˈɛfɚsən kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn kˈænənzbˌɜːɡ, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, wˌɛɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə fˈaɪ kˈæpə sˈaɪ fɹɐtˈɜːnᵻɾi.
He graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1862, where he became a member of the  Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.