Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1868, to June 14, 1872, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 11th Infantry, June 14, 1872.
Colonel, 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, July 13, 1898)
Raised, organized, and trained said regiment at Knoxville, Ten.; in camp at Knoxville, Ten., until Nov. 28, 1898, when ordered to Cuba. During that period did not lose a man from sickness. — At Trinidad, Cuba, as Military Governor of the District of Trinidad. — Disarmed and disbanded Cuban insurgent regiment found in district, at once; established schools, hospital, and orphan asylum; brought water to city by gravity pipe-line; organized civil government; built roads into country district, and organized rural police.
(Honorably mustered out of Volunteer Service, May 6, 1899)
Second Lieut., 11th Infantry, June 14, 1872.
Colonel, 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, July 13, 1898)
Raised, organized, and trained said regiment at Knoxville, Ten.; in camp at Knoxville, Ten., until Nov. 28, 1898, when ordered to Cuba. During that period did not lose a man from sickness. — At Trinidad, Cuba, as Military Governor of the District of Trinidad. — Disarmed and disbanded Cuban insurgent regiment found in district, at once; established schools, hospital, and orphan asylum; brought water to city by gravity pipe-line; organized civil government; built roads into country district, and organized rural police.
(Honorably mustered out of Volunteer Service, May 6, 1899)
Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1868, to June 14, 1872, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 11th Infantry, June 14, 1872.
Colonel, 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, July 13, 1898)
Raised, organized, and trained said regiment at Knoxville, Ten.; in camp at Knoxville, Ten., until Nov. 28, 1898, when ordered to Cuba. During that period did not lose a man from sickness. — At Trinidad, Cuba, as Military Governor of the District of Trinidad. — Disarmed and disbanded Cuban insurgent regiment found in district, at once; established schools, hospital, and orphan asylum; brought water to city by gravity pipe-line; organized civil government; built roads into country district, and organized rural police.
(Honorably mustered out of Volunteer Service, May 6, 1899)
Second Lieut., 11th Infantry, June 14, 1872.
Colonel, 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, July 13, 1898)
Raised, organized, and trained said regiment at Knoxville, Ten.; in camp at Knoxville, Ten., until Nov. 28, 1898, when ordered to Cuba. During that period did not lose a man from sickness. — At Trinidad, Cuba, as Military Governor of the District of Trinidad. — Disarmed and disbanded Cuban insurgent regiment found in district, at once; established schools, hospital, and orphan asylum; brought water to city by gravity pipe-line; organized civil government; built roads into country district, and organized rural police.
(Honorably mustered out of Volunteer Service, May 6, 1899)
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