USMA Class of 1896. Cullum No. 3706.
He was the son of Tomlinson F. Newell and Ann Colquitt Newell.
On December 25, 1898 as Isaac Newell, he married Maxwell B. Jenks at Chicago, Illinois.
They had no children.
His next of kin was listed as his sister, Miss Mary Newell, of New York, New York.
In 1914, he was a military attaché in Peking, China. He traveled in the back county of China. Due to his relationships with the Chinese he was able to obtain valuable military information. From 1926 to 1929, he commanded the 15th Infantry at the China Station. In 1935, he retired and purchased a home in Peking where he and his wife, Maxwell lived. They also bought apartments in New York and Paris, which they visited frequently. Since he was a native of Georgia they also bought a home in Sea Island, Georgia where he died in 1960. The following record states:
At El Caney (1898), the then 2d Lieutenant Newell commanded Company A of the 22d Infantry. During the advance under fire, one of his men, who was ahead as a skirmisher, was wounded. Ike Newell turned to one of his sergeants and said, "I want you to go out with me to get that wounded man." Sergeant and Lieutenant went forward and brought back the wounded soldier who died enroute. The Company, which had been wavering up to that point, went forward with a cheer. Commenting on the incident later, a member of Company A said to a reporter at Camp Wikoff (Montauk Point), "That ain't in the book, sir, but by God, that's the sort of thing that wins battles." Newell was cited for gallantry. Later (March 15, 1899), near Paternos, Luzon, Philippine Islands, Lieutenant Newell again distinguished himself while a member of a rescue detachment of three-and-a-half companies sent forward to attempt to assist a volunteer regiment which was under heavy fire from a large insurgent force. Newell's coolness and leadership were subsequently testified to by an enlisted man who participated in the action.
General Joseph Stilwell wrote of him after his retirement, Ike is a gentleman and a human being and the only man I ever served with that put his regiment and his officers before himself.
After his wife's death, he frequently visited his friends, Colonel and Mrs. John Whitcomb at Lima, Peru. Colonel Whitcomb had served under his command in China and they became lifelong friends. During his last few years of life, he was bedridden at his Sea Island home where he lived with his sister, Mary. On his death, his sister arranged for his burial at West Point. He was laid to rest beside his wife, Maxwell.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of Tomlinson F. Newell and Ann Colquitt Newell.
On December 25, 1898 as Isaac Newell, he married Maxwell B. Jenks at Chicago, Illinois.
They had no children.
His next of kin was listed as his sister, Miss Mary Newell, of New York, New York.
In 1914, he was a military attaché in Peking, China. He traveled in the back county of China. Due to his relationships with the Chinese he was able to obtain valuable military information. From 1926 to 1929, he commanded the 15th Infantry at the China Station. In 1935, he retired and purchased a home in Peking where he and his wife, Maxwell lived. They also bought apartments in New York and Paris, which they visited frequently. Since he was a native of Georgia they also bought a home in Sea Island, Georgia where he died in 1960. The following record states:
At El Caney (1898), the then 2d Lieutenant Newell commanded Company A of the 22d Infantry. During the advance under fire, one of his men, who was ahead as a skirmisher, was wounded. Ike Newell turned to one of his sergeants and said, "I want you to go out with me to get that wounded man." Sergeant and Lieutenant went forward and brought back the wounded soldier who died enroute. The Company, which had been wavering up to that point, went forward with a cheer. Commenting on the incident later, a member of Company A said to a reporter at Camp Wikoff (Montauk Point), "That ain't in the book, sir, but by God, that's the sort of thing that wins battles." Newell was cited for gallantry. Later (March 15, 1899), near Paternos, Luzon, Philippine Islands, Lieutenant Newell again distinguished himself while a member of a rescue detachment of three-and-a-half companies sent forward to attempt to assist a volunteer regiment which was under heavy fire from a large insurgent force. Newell's coolness and leadership were subsequently testified to by an enlisted man who participated in the action.
General Joseph Stilwell wrote of him after his retirement, Ike is a gentleman and a human being and the only man I ever served with that put his regiment and his officers before himself.
After his wife's death, he frequently visited his friends, Colonel and Mrs. John Whitcomb at Lima, Peru. Colonel Whitcomb had served under his command in China and they became lifelong friends. During his last few years of life, he was bedridden at his Sea Island home where he lived with his sister, Mary. On his death, his sister arranged for his burial at West Point. He was laid to rest beside his wife, Maxwell.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
USMA Class of 1896. Cullum No. 3706.
He was the son of Tomlinson F. Newell and Ann Colquitt Newell.
On December 25, 1898 as Isaac Newell, he married Maxwell B. Jenks at Chicago, Illinois.
They had no children.
His next of kin was listed as his sister, Miss Mary Newell, of New York, New York.
In 1914, he was a military attaché in Peking, China. He traveled in the back county of China. Due to his relationships with the Chinese he was able to obtain valuable military information. From 1926 to 1929, he commanded the 15th Infantry at the China Station. In 1935, he retired and purchased a home in Peking where he and his wife, Maxwell lived. They also bought apartments in New York and Paris, which they visited frequently. Since he was a native of Georgia they also bought a home in Sea Island, Georgia where he died in 1960. The following record states:
At El Caney (1898), the then 2d Lieutenant Newell commanded Company A of the 22d Infantry. During the advance under fire, one of his men, who was ahead as a skirmisher, was wounded. Ike Newell turned to one of his sergeants and said, "I want you to go out with me to get that wounded man." Sergeant and Lieutenant went forward and brought back the wounded soldier who died enroute. The Company, which had been wavering up to that point, went forward with a cheer. Commenting on the incident later, a member of Company A said to a reporter at Camp Wikoff (Montauk Point), "That ain't in the book, sir, but by God, that's the sort of thing that wins battles." Newell was cited for gallantry. Later (March 15, 1899), near Paternos, Luzon, Philippine Islands, Lieutenant Newell again distinguished himself while a member of a rescue detachment of three-and-a-half companies sent forward to attempt to assist a volunteer regiment which was under heavy fire from a large insurgent force. Newell's coolness and leadership were subsequently testified to by an enlisted man who participated in the action.
General Joseph Stilwell wrote of him after his retirement, Ike is a gentleman and a human being and the only man I ever served with that put his regiment and his officers before himself.
After his wife's death, he frequently visited his friends, Colonel and Mrs. John Whitcomb at Lima, Peru. Colonel Whitcomb had served under his command in China and they became lifelong friends. During his last few years of life, he was bedridden at his Sea Island home where he lived with his sister, Mary. On his death, his sister arranged for his burial at West Point. He was laid to rest beside his wife, Maxwell.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of Tomlinson F. Newell and Ann Colquitt Newell.
On December 25, 1898 as Isaac Newell, he married Maxwell B. Jenks at Chicago, Illinois.
They had no children.
His next of kin was listed as his sister, Miss Mary Newell, of New York, New York.
In 1914, he was a military attaché in Peking, China. He traveled in the back county of China. Due to his relationships with the Chinese he was able to obtain valuable military information. From 1926 to 1929, he commanded the 15th Infantry at the China Station. In 1935, he retired and purchased a home in Peking where he and his wife, Maxwell lived. They also bought apartments in New York and Paris, which they visited frequently. Since he was a native of Georgia they also bought a home in Sea Island, Georgia where he died in 1960. The following record states:
At El Caney (1898), the then 2d Lieutenant Newell commanded Company A of the 22d Infantry. During the advance under fire, one of his men, who was ahead as a skirmisher, was wounded. Ike Newell turned to one of his sergeants and said, "I want you to go out with me to get that wounded man." Sergeant and Lieutenant went forward and brought back the wounded soldier who died enroute. The Company, which had been wavering up to that point, went forward with a cheer. Commenting on the incident later, a member of Company A said to a reporter at Camp Wikoff (Montauk Point), "That ain't in the book, sir, but by God, that's the sort of thing that wins battles." Newell was cited for gallantry. Later (March 15, 1899), near Paternos, Luzon, Philippine Islands, Lieutenant Newell again distinguished himself while a member of a rescue detachment of three-and-a-half companies sent forward to attempt to assist a volunteer regiment which was under heavy fire from a large insurgent force. Newell's coolness and leadership were subsequently testified to by an enlisted man who participated in the action.
General Joseph Stilwell wrote of him after his retirement, Ike is a gentleman and a human being and the only man I ever served with that put his regiment and his officers before himself.
After his wife's death, he frequently visited his friends, Colonel and Mrs. John Whitcomb at Lima, Peru. Colonel Whitcomb had served under his command in China and they became lifelong friends. During his last few years of life, he was bedridden at his Sea Island home where he lived with his sister, Mary. On his death, his sister arranged for his burial at West Point. He was laid to rest beside his wife, Maxwell.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
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