Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1853, Dec. 31 | Born, Lewisburg, Pa. |
| 1875 | Graduated, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1875-1902 | Served in 1st U.S. Artillery |
| 1882 | Married Eleanora E. Anderson |
| 1885-1888 | Professor of military science, U.S. Naval War College |
| 1897-1898 | Military attaché, U.S. Legation, Madrid, Spain |
| 1898-1902 | Collector of customs, Havana, Cuba, and chief, Cuban Customs Service |
| 1902 | Appointed special envoy to Cuba to negotiate treaty of reciprocity between Cub and the U.S. |
| 1903 | Commandant, Army War College |
| 1909 | Member, Army General Staff, and president, Army War College |
| 1909-1910 | Assistant and then acting chief of staff, U. S. Army |
| 1911 | Commander, provisional brigade on Mexican border |
| 1915 | Appointed member, Army General Staff, and assistant chief of staff, U. S. Army |
| 1917 | Member, Allied Council |
| 1917-1918 | Chief of staff, U.S. Army, with rank of general |
| 1918-1919 | Member, Supreme War Council and U.S. American Commission to Negotiate the Peace |
| 1930, Nov. 9 | Died, Washington, D.C. |