| Date | Event |
|---|
| 1867, Mar. 4 | Born, near Lake City, Fla. |
| 1892 | Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1899-1900 | Served in Philippine Campaign. |
| 1900-1901 | Served in Relief Expedition, Boxer Rebellion, China. |
| 1902-1905 | On duty, Alaska; Chickamauga Park, Ga; and Fort Myer, Va. |
| 1905-1911 | Teacher of artillery tactics, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1917 | Promoted to brigadier general; member of Military Mission to British and French Armies. |
| 1917-1918 | Field commander, First Division, Fifth Army Corps, and other units, American Expeditionary Force, France. |
| 1918 | Promoted to major general. |
| 1918-1919 | Member, Allied Mission of Generals to Negotiate the Fiume Dispute; attached to American Commission to Negotiate Peace. |
| 1921-1924 | Commander, Hawaiian Department of the Army. |
| 1926-1930 | United States Army chief of staff. |
| 1929 | Promoted to general. |
| 1931 | Retired from army. |
| 1931-1953 | President, the Citadel, Charleston, S.C. |
| 1955, May 14 | Died, Washington, D.C. |
