United States Army Officer.
He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd United States Dragoons on August 1, 1838. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on April 1, 1841, and Captain on July 13, 1848.
In August 1861 he was transferred to the 2nd United States Regular Cavalry. He was promoted to Major on October 1, 1861, and was mustered out due to ill health on October 29, 1861.
His father was Virginia Congressman Thomas Newton Jr. and his brother was Civil War Union Major General John Newton.
From "J. Patton Anderson, Confederate General: A Biography" by James W. Raab, McFarland & Company, Inc. 2004:
"Major WI Newton of Norfolk was a career officer with the U.S. 2nd Dragoons, forerunners of the U.S. Cavalry and served in Florida, Mexico, and various Western posts. He served in the Seminole Indian Campaign, Mexican and Civil Wars and died of disease contracted through exposure. As an officer, he was sent to study cavalry tactics at France's Saumur Cavalry School about 1838-1839. Accompanying him were General William J. Hardee (commander of the Army of Mississippi) and Captain Lloyd J. Beall (later, the only commandant of the Confederate Marine Corps). The officers were to complete the course of instruction offered at Saumur in one year and, upon their return, were to introduce French practices into the American service.
In 1867 and 1868, he and his wife toured parts of North Europe and Africa and were accompanied by their daughter, "Nina" (Cornelia). Part of the reason for the trip was for Major Newton to renew contacts with cavalry officers he had known at the Saumur Cavalry School. A letter from his wife to their daughter "Bessie" (Elizabeth) written from Algiers in 1868 indicates that Nina spent part of her time there sewing a "walking suit."
He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd United States Dragoons on August 1, 1838. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on April 1, 1841, and Captain on July 13, 1848.
In August 1861 he was transferred to the 2nd United States Regular Cavalry. He was promoted to Major on October 1, 1861, and was mustered out due to ill health on October 29, 1861.
His father was Virginia Congressman Thomas Newton Jr. and his brother was Civil War Union Major General John Newton.
From "J. Patton Anderson, Confederate General: A Biography" by James W. Raab, McFarland & Company, Inc. 2004:
"Major WI Newton of Norfolk was a career officer with the U.S. 2nd Dragoons, forerunners of the U.S. Cavalry and served in Florida, Mexico, and various Western posts. He served in the Seminole Indian Campaign, Mexican and Civil Wars and died of disease contracted through exposure. As an officer, he was sent to study cavalry tactics at France's Saumur Cavalry School about 1838-1839. Accompanying him were General William J. Hardee (commander of the Army of Mississippi) and Captain Lloyd J. Beall (later, the only commandant of the Confederate Marine Corps). The officers were to complete the course of instruction offered at Saumur in one year and, upon their return, were to introduce French practices into the American service.
In 1867 and 1868, he and his wife toured parts of North Europe and Africa and were accompanied by their daughter, "Nina" (Cornelia). Part of the reason for the trip was for Major Newton to renew contacts with cavalry officers he had known at the Saumur Cavalry School. A letter from his wife to their daughter "Bessie" (Elizabeth) written from Algiers in 1868 indicates that Nina spent part of her time there sewing a "walking suit."
United States Army Officer.
He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd United States Dragoons on August 1, 1838. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on April 1, 1841, and Captain on July 13, 1848.
In August 1861 he was transferred to the 2nd United States Regular Cavalry. He was promoted to Major on October 1, 1861, and was mustered out due to ill health on October 29, 1861.
His father was Virginia Congressman Thomas Newton Jr. and his brother was Civil War Union Major General John Newton.
From "J. Patton Anderson, Confederate General: A Biography" by James W. Raab, McFarland & Company, Inc. 2004:
"Major WI Newton of Norfolk was a career officer with the U.S. 2nd Dragoons, forerunners of the U.S. Cavalry and served in Florida, Mexico, and various Western posts. He served in the Seminole Indian Campaign, Mexican and Civil Wars and died of disease contracted through exposure. As an officer, he was sent to study cavalry tactics at France's Saumur Cavalry School about 1838-1839. Accompanying him were General William J. Hardee (commander of the Army of Mississippi) and Captain Lloyd J. Beall (later, the only commandant of the Confederate Marine Corps). The officers were to complete the course of instruction offered at Saumur in one year and, upon their return, were to introduce French practices into the American service.
In 1867 and 1868, he and his wife toured parts of North Europe and Africa and were accompanied by their daughter, "Nina" (Cornelia). Part of the reason for the trip was for Major Newton to renew contacts with cavalry officers he had known at the Saumur Cavalry School. A letter from his wife to their daughter "Bessie" (Elizabeth) written from Algiers in 1868 indicates that Nina spent part of her time there sewing a "walking suit."
He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd United States Dragoons on August 1, 1838. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on April 1, 1841, and Captain on July 13, 1848.
In August 1861 he was transferred to the 2nd United States Regular Cavalry. He was promoted to Major on October 1, 1861, and was mustered out due to ill health on October 29, 1861.
His father was Virginia Congressman Thomas Newton Jr. and his brother was Civil War Union Major General John Newton.
From "J. Patton Anderson, Confederate General: A Biography" by James W. Raab, McFarland & Company, Inc. 2004:
"Major WI Newton of Norfolk was a career officer with the U.S. 2nd Dragoons, forerunners of the U.S. Cavalry and served in Florida, Mexico, and various Western posts. He served in the Seminole Indian Campaign, Mexican and Civil Wars and died of disease contracted through exposure. As an officer, he was sent to study cavalry tactics at France's Saumur Cavalry School about 1838-1839. Accompanying him were General William J. Hardee (commander of the Army of Mississippi) and Captain Lloyd J. Beall (later, the only commandant of the Confederate Marine Corps). The officers were to complete the course of instruction offered at Saumur in one year and, upon their return, were to introduce French practices into the American service.
In 1867 and 1868, he and his wife toured parts of North Europe and Africa and were accompanied by their daughter, "Nina" (Cornelia). Part of the reason for the trip was for Major Newton to renew contacts with cavalry officers he had known at the Saumur Cavalry School. A letter from his wife to their daughter "Bessie" (Elizabeth) written from Algiers in 1868 indicates that Nina spent part of her time there sewing a "walking suit."
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