Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1861, Jan. 5 | Born, Youngsboro, Ala. |
| 1885 | Graduated, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Married Rose D. Brabson |
| 1898 | Colonel, Third Alabama Infantry Regiment (volunteer) |
| 1899 | Colonel, Thirty-ninth Infantry, United States Volunteers, service in Philippine insurrection |
| 1902 | Major (permanent rank), Twenty-eighth Infantry, Moro Province, Mindanao |
| 1903-1904 | Civil governor, District of Lanao, Moro Province, Mindanao |
| 1906-1909 | Political aide to the American provisional governor of Cuba and secretary of public instruction and fine arts, Cuba |
| 1911 | Graduated from National War College, Washington, D.C. |
| 1915-1916 | Commanded Twenty-sixth United States Infantry and National Guard Brigade on Mexican border |
| 1917 | Brigadier-general, commanded First Division American Expeditionary Force, then Third Corps |
| 1918-1919 | Major-general and lieutenant general, commanded Second Army American Expeditionary Force in France |
| 1919-1925 | Commander, Second Corps Area, Governor's Island, New York |
| 1925 | Retired |
| 1927 | Married Ella R. Wall |
| 1925-1941 | President, National Security League |
| 1947, Sept. 11 | Died, New York, N.Y. |