John Doughty was born in New York City, on 25 July 1754 and he graduated from King’s College (later Columbia University) in 1770. He entered the military in 1776 and became the adjutant general of two Morris County, New Jersey, battalions. By January 1777, he had become a captain in the 2d Continental Artillery. Doughty fought in …
William Wallace Wotherspoon was born in Washington, D.C., on 16 November 1850 and received his educated in private schools. From 1870 to 1873, he served as a mate in the Navy. In 1873, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army and assigned to the 12th Infantry. From 1874 to 1881, he served in …
Leonard Wood was born in Winchester, New Hampshire, on 9 October 1860. He was educated at Pierce Academy in Middleboro, Massachusetts. He then attended Harvard Medical School and received his doctor of medicine via an internship at Boston City Hospital in 1884. The next year, he received an interim appointment as a contract surgeon with the Army, then an appointment as an assistant surgeon …
John Leonard Hines was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on 21 May 1868. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1891, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and was assigned to the 2d Infantry. For the next seven years, he served in Nebraska and Montana. He was made a first lieutenant in 1898 and was acting …
During the early years of the Civil War, the Union cavalry was often outclassed by Confederate troopers. Rebel cavalrymen became legendary for their exploits against federal horsemen, often riding circles around them and routing them on numerous occasions. Eventually, through the implementation of improved organization, training, weaponry, and leadership, Union troopers began to match the …
James Franklin Bell was born near Shelbyville, Kentucky, on 9 January 1856. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1878. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 9th Cavalry upon graduation and soon was transferred to the 7th Cavalry. He married Sarah Buford in 1881. The next year, he served with the military escorts for the …
Jacob Jennings Brown was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on 9 May 1775. His parents were Quakers. He supervised a school at Crosswicks, New Jersey when he was 18 years old, and then turned to surveying in Ohio from 1796 to 1798. After briefly serving as an aide to Major General Alexander Hamilton, Brown founded the …
Hugh Lenox Scott was born in Danville, Kentucky, on 22 September 1853. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1876 and was commissioned a second lieutenant with the 9th Cavalry. Soon he joined the 7th Cavalry in a position which opened as a result of the rout of the 7th Cavalry at Little Big Horn. He fought …
Henry Halleck was born in Westernville, New York, on 16 January 1815. He was educated at Hudson Academy, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Union College. He then graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1839 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. Halleck delivered a series of lectures which were eventually published under the title …
While he had served with distinction in the Civil War and Indian Wars, Henry W. Lawton rose to national prominence for his service in the Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection. Lawton was a gallant and dashing leader who always led from the front. While his style of leadership served as an inspiration for the troops …
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