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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1873

Vol. III
p217
2496

(Born Ky.)

Dillard H. Clark​a

(Ap'd Ky.)

29

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1869, to June 13, 1873, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 15th Infantry, June 13, 1873.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Craig, N. M., Oct. 1, 1873, to Feb. 26, 1874, — Ft. Selden, N. M., Mar. 1 to July 30, 1874, — Ft. Stanton, N. M., Aug. 8, 1874, to Sep. 15, 1875 (sick leave of absence, to May 24, 1877), —

(First Lieut., 15th Infantry, Feb. 29, 1876)

Ft. Union, N. M., May 24 to Dec. 26, 1877, — Santa Fé, N. M., Dec. 26, 1877, to Jan., 1878, — Ft. Bliss, Tex., Jan. 17 to Oct., 1878, — Ft. Selden,  p218 N. M., Oct., 1878, to Feb. 23, 1879, — and Ft. Craig, N. M., to June 16, 1879; as Regimental Quartermaster, Jan. 1, 1881, to Mar. 31, 1887; on frontier duty at Ft. Stanton, N. M., to Nov. 21, 1881, — Ft. Lewis, Col., to Dec. 11, 1882, — Ft. Randall, Dak., to Apr. 12, 1884, — and Ft. Buford, Dak., to June 29, 1887; and as Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, to –––––.

Vol. IV
p237
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., June, 1887 to Sept., 1890. — On duty at Mt. Vernon Barracks, Ala., to March, 1891.

Retired from Active Service, with rank of Captain,
for disability in the line of duty, June 15, 1891.

— Residence, Roswell, N. M. — Engaged in surveying and engineering.

Vol. V
p207
[Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill., to Aug. 1, 1900. — Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pa., from Oct. 15, 1900 to July 1, 1902. — Professor of Military Science and Tactics, at the University of Florida, Lake City, Fla., from July 1, 1902 to Aug. 1, 1903. — Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the Oklahoma University Preparatory School, Tonkawa, Okla., Sept. 1, 1904 to Sept. 1, 1907. — Residence, Tonkawa, Okla.

Major, U. S. A., Retired April 5, 1909, disability in line of duty.

Vol. VI
p185
[Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Dillard Hazelrigg Clark, Born July 27, 1847.)

Military History. —

First Lieut., 15th Infantry, Feb. 29, 1876.

Captain, U. S. A., Retired, June 15, 1891,
For Disability Contracted in Line of Duty.

Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Pennsylvania State College, Oct. 15, 1900, to July 1, 1902; at Lake City, Fla., Professor of Military Science and Tactics at University of Florida, July 1, 1902, to Aug. 1, 1903;

(Major, U. S. A., on Retired List, April 23, 1904,
Act of April 23, 1904)

at Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Professor of Military Science and Tactics, at Oklahoma University Preparatory School, Sept. 1, 1904, to Sept. 1, 1907; at Macon, Mo., Instructor in Military Drill and Tactics at Blees Military Academy, Feb. 15 to Sept. 1, 1913; on active duty at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, Acting Quartermaster in charge of Post, July 13, 1916, to June 18, 1917; Engineer, Ordnance, Signal and Range Officer, June 19, 1917 to March 16, 1918 (Post Commander from Dec. 20, 1917); at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., Post Quartermaster, March 17, 1918, the ––––

Civil History. — Resided at Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Sept. 1, 1907, to July 1, 1910; engaged in surveying; traveled in United States, July 1, 1910, to Feb. 14, 1913; and Sept. 1, 1913, to Nov. 1, 1914; resided at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 1, 1914, to July 13, 1916.

Vol. VII
p117
[Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History: —

Captain, U. S. A., Retired, June 15, 1891,
For Disability Contracted in Line of Duty.

Major, U. S. A., Retired, Apr. 23, 1904,
Act of Apr. 23, 1904.

Before entering the Military Academy served as Private, Co. D, 14th Kentucky Cavalry, Aug. 20, 1862, to Sept. 16, 1863.

Died, Feb. 12, 1926, at San Diego, Calif.: Aged 78.

Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1930.

Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.


Thayer's Note:

a He was the father of Indicates a West Point graduate and gives his Class.Edwin Howard Clark, Class of 1917.


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