Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1864, Dec. 27 | Born, Easton, Penn. |
| 1880-1884 | Student, Lafayette College, Easton, Penn. |
| 1888 | Graduate, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.; Commissioned second lieutenant and assiged to the 3rd United States Artillery. |
| 1891 | Married Josephine Smith Cunningham (died 1904) |
| 1894 | Promoted to first lieutenant, assigned to the 5th United States Artillery |
| 1896-1898 | Attended the Artillery School at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Va. |
| 1898 | Organized and designated captain of the Astor Battery |
| 1898-1899 | Commander, Astor Battery, Spanish-American War, Philippines campaign and the capture of Manila |
| 1899 | Aide to General Arthur MacArthur; promoted to major, 33rd Volunteer Infantry, Philippine American War |
| 1900-1901 | Provincial governor and commissary of prisoners, Philippines |
| 1901-1903 | Reverted to regular army captain; commanded the 19th Battery, Field Artillery, Fort Riley, Kans. |
| 1903-1907 | Member, War Department General Staff |
| 1904 | Military observer, Japanese Army, Russo-Japanese War |
| 1907 | Promoted to major |
| 1907-1911 | Member, Artillery Board; commander, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery |
| 1911-1916 | Adjutant, successive appointments by the adjutant general to Fort Riley, the Department of the Missouri, the Central Department, the 2nd Division, and department headquarters in Washington, D.C. |
| 1916 | Promoted to colonel |
| 1916-1917 | Commander, 8th Field Artillery on the Mexican border |
| 1917 | Promoted to brigadier general in June and placed in command of the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces; in August, promoted to major general in the National Army and placed in command of the First army and nondivisional artillery, American Expeditionary Forces; in September, appointed to the General Staff and promoted to major general in the regular army |
| 1918-1921 | Chief of staff, United States Army. Established the leading role of the chief of staff in the army hierarchy; directed the buildup of American forces in Europe; centralized control of supplies; created the Air Service, Tank Corps, and Chemical Warfare Service; and oversaw demobilization at the end of World War I |
| 1921 | Retired as a major general in November |
| 1923 | Married Cora V. McEntee (died 1964) |
| 1930 | Advanced to general on the retired list |
| 1955, Apr. 13 | Died, Washington, D.C. |