Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1867, Jan. 10 | Born, Pointe Coupėe Parish, La. |
| 1881-1884 | Attended Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. |
| 1888 | Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1890 | Commissioned second lieutenant, United States Marine Corps |
| 1895 | Married Ellie Harrison Murdaugh (died 1953) |
| 1898 | Commanded battalion of marines aboard the Cincinnati (cruiser) during the Spanish-American War |
| 1903-1904 | Commanded battalion of marines, Isthmus of Panama |
| 1908-1909 | Commanded brigade of marines, the Philippines |
| 1909-1910 | Attended Army War College, Carlisle, Pa. |
| 1914 | Commanded brigade of marines during capture of Vera Cruz, Mexico, and commanded regiment of marines as part of the army of occupation of that city |
| 1915-1917 | Assistant to the commandant, United States Marine Corps |
| 1917 | Commander, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va. |
| 1918 | Commissioned major general |
| 1918-1919 | Commander, 2nd Division, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I |
| 1920-1929 | Commandant, United States Marine Corps; retired, 1929 |
| 1929-1937 | Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va. |
| 1930 | Published The Reminiscences of a Marine. Philadelphia: Dorrance |
| 1942, Nov. 20 | Died, Baltimore, Md. |