Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1868, May 21 | Born, White Sulphur Springs, West Va. |
| 1891 | Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Assigned to 2nd Infantry, Fort Omaha, Nebr. |
| 189 | Promoted to first lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Married Rita Wherry (died 1958) Participated in Spanish-American War, Santiago campaign |
| 1898-1900 | Served at Cienfuegos, Cuba, during the military occupation of the island |
| 1900 | Promoted to captain and assigned to 23rd Infantry |
| 1900-1901 | Participated in Philippine campaign |
| 1901 | Returned to Plattsburg Barracks, N.Y. |
| 1903 | Posted to the Philippines |
| 1905-1911 | Served in Quartermaster Department as construction quartermaster (1905-1906); chief quartermaster, Camp Roosevelt, Mt. Gretna, Pa. (1906); chief quartermaster, Jamestown Exposition of 1907; assistant to chief quartermaster, Department of the Missouri (1908-1909); and depot quartermaster, Nagasaki, Japan (1910-1911) |
| 1911 | Assigned to 19th Infantry, Camp Jossman, Iloilo, Philippines Commanded 3rd Battalion |
| 1912 | Returned to United States with 19th Infantry Promoted to major and assigned to 6th Infantry |
| 1914-1916 | Adjutant, 8th Brigade |
| 1916-1917 | Adjutant of General John J. Pershing, Mexican Punitive Expedition; served as acting chief of staff (Oct.-Dec. 1916) |
| 1917 | Promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned to duty in War Department, American Expeditionary Forces Assistant to adjutant general, American Expeditionary Forces, London, Paris, and Chaumont Promoted to colonel and given command of 16th Infantry Regiment |
| 1918 | Promoted to brigadier general and given command of 1st Brigade (1st Division) during operations in Cantigny sector, Montdidier defensive and Marne-Aisne offensive Promoted to major general, U.S.A. (temporary) and given command of 4th Division during battle of St. Mihel and earlier stages of Mause-Argonne offensive Assigned to command of 3rd Corps during later stages of Mause-Argonne offensive, the march into and occupation of Germany |
| 1919 | Returned to United States; assigned to command, Camp Dodge, Iowa, and 4th Division |
| 1920 | Discharged from emergency commission as major general, American Expeditionary Forces Appointed major general, Regular Army, by Woodrow Wilson |
| 1921 | Reverted to brigadier general when Congress failed to confirm Woodrow Wilson's recess appointments Reappointed major general, Regular Army, and assigned to command, Camp Travis, Tex., and 2nd Division Assigned to command of 8th Corps Area |
| 1922 | Appointed deputy chief of staff of army |
| 1924 | Appointed chief of staff of army |
| 1926 | Relieved from duty as chief of staff and assigned to command 9th Corps Area |
| 1930 | Assigned to command of Philippine Department |
| 1932 | Retired from army |
| 1940 | Promoted to rank of general by act of Congress |
| 1968, Oct. 16 | Died, Washington, D.C. |