Class of 1874

Vol. IV
p244 [Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — Served: At San Diego Barracks, Cal., to Oct., 1891.

(Captain of Infantry, 9th Infantry, June 15, 1891)

— At Fort Wingate, N. M., Oct., 1891, to May, 1892. — At Madison Barracks, N. Y., May, 1892 to April 19, 1898. — With regiment at Tampa, Fla., April 22, 1898 to June 13, 1898. — With 5th Army Corps in campaign against Santiago de Cuba, commanding company, until July 21, 1898.

(Major and Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, June 3, 1898)

— At Santiago de Cuba, from July 21 to Sept. 6, 1898. — Chief Quartermaster of 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Nov. 20 to Dec. 15, 1898. — In office of Chief Quartermaster, Division of Cuba, Havana, Dec. 19, 1898 to June 10, 1899. — Constructing Quartermaster, Bismarck, N. D., June 27, 1899 to –––––

(Transferred to 16th Infantry, Aug. 29, 1899)

(Transferred to 20th Infantry, Oct. 23, 1899)

(Major of Infantry, 15th Infantry, Jan. 12, 1900)

Vol. V
p218 [Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — Constructing Quartermaster, Bismarck, N. D., June 27, 1899 to May, 1900; on duty with 15th Infantry, Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y.; at Tien Tsin, China, May 25th, 1900, to Oct. 10, 1900; transferred to 9th Infantry, August 7, 1900; on expedition with forces of English, Italian, Russian and Japanese troops; in command of American forces to Tu Liu, Sept. 9 to 13, 1900; on duty with H. E. Li Hung Chang, from Sept. 23 to Oct. 5, at Tien Tsin,

(Major, 15th Infantry, Jan. 12, 1900)

(Transferred to 9th Infantry, Aug. 7, 1900)

1900; joined 9th Infantry at Pekin, China, Oct. 19, 1900; Provost Marshall, American Section, Tartar City, Oct. 20, 1900, to May 10, 1901; in command U. S. Legation Guard, Pekin, China, May 10, 1901, to Jan. 31, 1902; on duty, Manila, P. I., March 2, 1902, to May 2, 1902; in command Fort Niagara, N. Y., July 2, 1902, to Sept., 1904; on duty with regiment, Madison Barracks, New York, and Philippine Islands, to July 15, 1905; in United States to Oct. 25, 1907.

(Lieut.‑Colonel, 9th Infantry, July 31, 1903)

(Colonel, 9th Infantry, Oct. 6, 1906)

Retired from Active Service, Oct. 25, 1907,
for Disability in Line of Duty.

Vol. VI
p192 [Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Edgar Brooks Robertson, Born Dec. 17, 1852.)

Military History. —

Major, 15th Infantry, Jan. 12, 1900.

Transferred to 9th Infantry, Aug. 7, 1900.

At Fort Niagara, N. Y., commanding post, July 2, 1902, to

(Lieut.‑Colonel, 9th Infantry, July 31, 1903)

September, 1904; at Madison Bks., N. Y., with regiment, to July 15, 1904, in Philippines, August, 1905, to

(Colonel, 9th Infantry, Oct. 6, 1906)

1907.

Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Oct. 25, 1907,
For Disability Contracted in Line of Duty.

Vol. VII
p121 [Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History: —

Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Oct. 25, 1907,
For Disability Contracted in Line of Duty.

Died, Aug. 1, 1924, at San Francisco, Calif.: Aged 71.

 p122  Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1927.

Cited posthumously "for gallantry in action against Spanish forces at Santiago, Cuba, July 1, 1898."