"Hoke" Estes, as he was affectionately known to his classmates and other friends, was born in Eufaula, Alabama, 30 January 1873. His family moved to Columbus, Georgia, shortly thereafter.
Having been appointed to the United States Military Academy from the Fourth Congressional District of Georgia in 1890, he graduated from that institution and was commissioned Second Lieutenant of Infantry on 12 June 1894.
He served on duty with or in command of troops in all grades from Second Lieutenant to Brigadier General and in all units of Infantry from a platoon to a division. In addition, he served in the Subsistence Department of the Army, in the Inspector General’s Department, and in various sections of the War Department General Staff. His service record includes duty in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaiian Islands, the Philippine Islands, and in various parts of the United States. On his Army Schools record may be found the United States Military Academy, the General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Army War College, Washington, D.C.
During the period from 1912 to 1918 while in the Subsistence Department he held the office of Treasurer of the United States Military Academy except for an absence of about two years duty with combat troops, the Twentieth Infantry, as required by law at that time.
He received commendation for conduct in action in Cuba in 1898, in the Philippine Islands in 1900, and again in 1901 and for his services in World War I, accompanied by appropriate ribbons and medals.
In the early days of World War I he served with the 76th Division, later on with the War Department General Staff in Washington. D.C, During a portion of this time he was the representative of the War Department of Industries Board, Washington, D.C.
On 8 August 1918, he was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to duty with the 18th Division, which he organized and trained at Camp Travis, Texas, and which he commanded until it was demobilized in March 1919.
After World War I his service included a tour of duty on the War Department General Staff, Washington; Commander of United States troops in Puerto Rico from 1925 to 1928; duty as Chief of Staff, 8th Corps Area; Commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade, Regular Army, with headquarters at Fort McPherson, Georgia. From 1929 to 1933 he was also the commander of the 82nd Division of the Organized Reserves which was composed of personnel from South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. He also supervised the training of all other Reserve units in those States during the same period,
On 30 August 1933, under instructions from the Secretary of War, he assumed command of the Infantry School and of the Post of Fort Benning, Georgia, continuing in that office to 30 September 1936. He retired from active duty on 31 December 1936 and took up residence in Columbus, Georgia.
General Estes started his school career at the age of eight years in a public school of Columbus, Georgia, and it seems a particularly happy fate that he should have finished his active service in the Army at the head of the largest military school of its kind in the world at his native city.
His ancestors were among the original settlers of Columbus, Georgia. His grandfather, Henson Scott Estes, and his father, George Henson Estes, were both prominent and influential citizens of Georgia.
In 1899, General Estes married Frances Farrell of Los Angeles, California. They had two children, Henson F. Estes, now deceased, and Frances, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Claude D. Collins, United States Army, Retired, Clearwater, Florida. There are four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
In 1943 General Estes closed his home in Columbus, Georgia, and took up residence in Clearwater, Florida.
Both while on active duty and when retired he did quite a bit of writing for Service Magazines and for Sunday Supplements of a newspaper chain.
After moving to Clearwater, Florida, his interest in the community welfare is attested by his activities which ranged over a wide field: Member, American Legion, Local Post; Member, Clearwater Yacht Club; Member, and Director, Clearwater Rotary Club; Member and Director, Arts and Science Club; Member and Director, Community Conceit Association; Member and Director, Little Theater Group; Member and Director, Chamber of Commerce, Clearwater; Member and President, Retired Officers Club, Clearwater; and Member and President, The Executives Club, Clearwater.
General Estes died on 2 July 1969 at Clearwater, Florida, and is buried in the family plot in Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, near Clearwater, Florida.
Having been appointed to the United States Military Academy from the Fourth Congressional District of Georgia in 1890, he graduated from that institution and was commissioned Second Lieutenant of Infantry on 12 June 1894.
He served on duty with or in command of troops in all grades from Second Lieutenant to Brigadier General and in all units of Infantry from a platoon to a division. In addition, he served in the Subsistence Department of the Army, in the Inspector General’s Department, and in various sections of the War Department General Staff. His service record includes duty in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaiian Islands, the Philippine Islands, and in various parts of the United States. On his Army Schools record may be found the United States Military Academy, the General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Army War College, Washington, D.C.
During the period from 1912 to 1918 while in the Subsistence Department he held the office of Treasurer of the United States Military Academy except for an absence of about two years duty with combat troops, the Twentieth Infantry, as required by law at that time.
He received commendation for conduct in action in Cuba in 1898, in the Philippine Islands in 1900, and again in 1901 and for his services in World War I, accompanied by appropriate ribbons and medals.
In the early days of World War I he served with the 76th Division, later on with the War Department General Staff in Washington. D.C, During a portion of this time he was the representative of the War Department of Industries Board, Washington, D.C.
On 8 August 1918, he was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to duty with the 18th Division, which he organized and trained at Camp Travis, Texas, and which he commanded until it was demobilized in March 1919.
After World War I his service included a tour of duty on the War Department General Staff, Washington; Commander of United States troops in Puerto Rico from 1925 to 1928; duty as Chief of Staff, 8th Corps Area; Commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade, Regular Army, with headquarters at Fort McPherson, Georgia. From 1929 to 1933 he was also the commander of the 82nd Division of the Organized Reserves which was composed of personnel from South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. He also supervised the training of all other Reserve units in those States during the same period,
On 30 August 1933, under instructions from the Secretary of War, he assumed command of the Infantry School and of the Post of Fort Benning, Georgia, continuing in that office to 30 September 1936. He retired from active duty on 31 December 1936 and took up residence in Columbus, Georgia.
General Estes started his school career at the age of eight years in a public school of Columbus, Georgia, and it seems a particularly happy fate that he should have finished his active service in the Army at the head of the largest military school of its kind in the world at his native city.
His ancestors were among the original settlers of Columbus, Georgia. His grandfather, Henson Scott Estes, and his father, George Henson Estes, were both prominent and influential citizens of Georgia.
In 1899, General Estes married Frances Farrell of Los Angeles, California. They had two children, Henson F. Estes, now deceased, and Frances, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Claude D. Collins, United States Army, Retired, Clearwater, Florida. There are four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
In 1943 General Estes closed his home in Columbus, Georgia, and took up residence in Clearwater, Florida.
Both while on active duty and when retired he did quite a bit of writing for Service Magazines and for Sunday Supplements of a newspaper chain.
After moving to Clearwater, Florida, his interest in the community welfare is attested by his activities which ranged over a wide field: Member, American Legion, Local Post; Member, Clearwater Yacht Club; Member, and Director, Clearwater Rotary Club; Member and Director, Arts and Science Club; Member and Director, Community Conceit Association; Member and Director, Little Theater Group; Member and Director, Chamber of Commerce, Clearwater; Member and President, Retired Officers Club, Clearwater; and Member and President, The Executives Club, Clearwater.
General Estes died on 2 July 1969 at Clearwater, Florida, and is buried in the family plot in Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, near Clearwater, Florida.
"Hoke" Estes, as he was affectionately known to his classmates and other friends, was born in Eufaula, Alabama, 30 January 1873. His family moved to Columbus, Georgia, shortly thereafter.
Having been appointed to the United States Military Academy from the Fourth Congressional District of Georgia in 1890, he graduated from that institution and was commissioned Second Lieutenant of Infantry on 12 June 1894.
He served on duty with or in command of troops in all grades from Second Lieutenant to Brigadier General and in all units of Infantry from a platoon to a division. In addition, he served in the Subsistence Department of the Army, in the Inspector General’s Department, and in various sections of the War Department General Staff. His service record includes duty in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaiian Islands, the Philippine Islands, and in various parts of the United States. On his Army Schools record may be found the United States Military Academy, the General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Army War College, Washington, D.C.
During the period from 1912 to 1918 while in the Subsistence Department he held the office of Treasurer of the United States Military Academy except for an absence of about two years duty with combat troops, the Twentieth Infantry, as required by law at that time.
He received commendation for conduct in action in Cuba in 1898, in the Philippine Islands in 1900, and again in 1901 and for his services in World War I, accompanied by appropriate ribbons and medals.
In the early days of World War I he served with the 76th Division, later on with the War Department General Staff in Washington. D.C, During a portion of this time he was the representative of the War Department of Industries Board, Washington, D.C.
On 8 August 1918, he was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to duty with the 18th Division, which he organized and trained at Camp Travis, Texas, and which he commanded until it was demobilized in March 1919.
After World War I his service included a tour of duty on the War Department General Staff, Washington; Commander of United States troops in Puerto Rico from 1925 to 1928; duty as Chief of Staff, 8th Corps Area; Commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade, Regular Army, with headquarters at Fort McPherson, Georgia. From 1929 to 1933 he was also the commander of the 82nd Division of the Organized Reserves which was composed of personnel from South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. He also supervised the training of all other Reserve units in those States during the same period,
On 30 August 1933, under instructions from the Secretary of War, he assumed command of the Infantry School and of the Post of Fort Benning, Georgia, continuing in that office to 30 September 1936. He retired from active duty on 31 December 1936 and took up residence in Columbus, Georgia.
General Estes started his school career at the age of eight years in a public school of Columbus, Georgia, and it seems a particularly happy fate that he should have finished his active service in the Army at the head of the largest military school of its kind in the world at his native city.
His ancestors were among the original settlers of Columbus, Georgia. His grandfather, Henson Scott Estes, and his father, George Henson Estes, were both prominent and influential citizens of Georgia.
In 1899, General Estes married Frances Farrell of Los Angeles, California. They had two children, Henson F. Estes, now deceased, and Frances, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Claude D. Collins, United States Army, Retired, Clearwater, Florida. There are four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
In 1943 General Estes closed his home in Columbus, Georgia, and took up residence in Clearwater, Florida.
Both while on active duty and when retired he did quite a bit of writing for Service Magazines and for Sunday Supplements of a newspaper chain.
After moving to Clearwater, Florida, his interest in the community welfare is attested by his activities which ranged over a wide field: Member, American Legion, Local Post; Member, Clearwater Yacht Club; Member, and Director, Clearwater Rotary Club; Member and Director, Arts and Science Club; Member and Director, Community Conceit Association; Member and Director, Little Theater Group; Member and Director, Chamber of Commerce, Clearwater; Member and President, Retired Officers Club, Clearwater; and Member and President, The Executives Club, Clearwater.
General Estes died on 2 July 1969 at Clearwater, Florida, and is buried in the family plot in Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, near Clearwater, Florida.
Having been appointed to the United States Military Academy from the Fourth Congressional District of Georgia in 1890, he graduated from that institution and was commissioned Second Lieutenant of Infantry on 12 June 1894.
He served on duty with or in command of troops in all grades from Second Lieutenant to Brigadier General and in all units of Infantry from a platoon to a division. In addition, he served in the Subsistence Department of the Army, in the Inspector General’s Department, and in various sections of the War Department General Staff. His service record includes duty in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaiian Islands, the Philippine Islands, and in various parts of the United States. On his Army Schools record may be found the United States Military Academy, the General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Army War College, Washington, D.C.
During the period from 1912 to 1918 while in the Subsistence Department he held the office of Treasurer of the United States Military Academy except for an absence of about two years duty with combat troops, the Twentieth Infantry, as required by law at that time.
He received commendation for conduct in action in Cuba in 1898, in the Philippine Islands in 1900, and again in 1901 and for his services in World War I, accompanied by appropriate ribbons and medals.
In the early days of World War I he served with the 76th Division, later on with the War Department General Staff in Washington. D.C, During a portion of this time he was the representative of the War Department of Industries Board, Washington, D.C.
On 8 August 1918, he was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to duty with the 18th Division, which he organized and trained at Camp Travis, Texas, and which he commanded until it was demobilized in March 1919.
After World War I his service included a tour of duty on the War Department General Staff, Washington; Commander of United States troops in Puerto Rico from 1925 to 1928; duty as Chief of Staff, 8th Corps Area; Commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade, Regular Army, with headquarters at Fort McPherson, Georgia. From 1929 to 1933 he was also the commander of the 82nd Division of the Organized Reserves which was composed of personnel from South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. He also supervised the training of all other Reserve units in those States during the same period,
On 30 August 1933, under instructions from the Secretary of War, he assumed command of the Infantry School and of the Post of Fort Benning, Georgia, continuing in that office to 30 September 1936. He retired from active duty on 31 December 1936 and took up residence in Columbus, Georgia.
General Estes started his school career at the age of eight years in a public school of Columbus, Georgia, and it seems a particularly happy fate that he should have finished his active service in the Army at the head of the largest military school of its kind in the world at his native city.
His ancestors were among the original settlers of Columbus, Georgia. His grandfather, Henson Scott Estes, and his father, George Henson Estes, were both prominent and influential citizens of Georgia.
In 1899, General Estes married Frances Farrell of Los Angeles, California. They had two children, Henson F. Estes, now deceased, and Frances, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Claude D. Collins, United States Army, Retired, Clearwater, Florida. There are four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
In 1943 General Estes closed his home in Columbus, Georgia, and took up residence in Clearwater, Florida.
Both while on active duty and when retired he did quite a bit of writing for Service Magazines and for Sunday Supplements of a newspaper chain.
After moving to Clearwater, Florida, his interest in the community welfare is attested by his activities which ranged over a wide field: Member, American Legion, Local Post; Member, Clearwater Yacht Club; Member, and Director, Clearwater Rotary Club; Member and Director, Arts and Science Club; Member and Director, Community Conceit Association; Member and Director, Little Theater Group; Member and Director, Chamber of Commerce, Clearwater; Member and President, Retired Officers Club, Clearwater; and Member and President, The Executives Club, Clearwater.
General Estes died on 2 July 1969 at Clearwater, Florida, and is buried in the family plot in Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, near Clearwater, Florida.
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