Class of 1878

Vol. IV
p304 [Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — Served: In Sioux campaign and battle of White River, S. D., 1891. — In "Cowboy war," in Wyoming, six months in the field, 1892. — During Chicago riots at Stockyards, in 1893 (Adjutant-General of Brigade of Cavalry and Light Artillery). — (Adjutant of regiment, 6th Cavalry, four years, from Oct. 14, 1892 to Oct., 1896.) — served in Virginia, Fort Myer, 1894 to 1897. — In Department of Missouri until ordered as Military Adviser to the Governor of Colorado, summer of 1897.

(Captain of Cavalry, 6th Cavalry, Feb. 6, 1897)

— Relieved, after organizing and mustering in Colorado Volunteers for Spanish-American war, and ordered to Santiago de Cuba, Camp Wikoff, L. I., Huntsville, Ala., and joined at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. — On duty with troop from Dec. 28, 1898 to –––––

Vol. V
p281 [Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — Served: On duty with troop, from Dec. 28, 1898 to Aug., 1899; at Yosemite National Park, as Superintendent; served there for two years with main station at Presidio, San Francisco,  p282 Cal., for winter months; ordered to Philippine Islands and sailed Dec. 16, 1901; arrived at Manila, Jan. 11, 1902; served under General J. Franklin Bell, in campaign resulting in surrender of General Malvar; also commanding District of Taal, Southern Luzon, until June, 1903; in China and Japan until Sept. 28, 1903; then ordered to the U. S., arriving in Nov., 1903; on general recruiting service at Los Angeles, Cal., until May, 1905.

(Major, 4th Cavalry, April 7th, 1905)

— Ordered to the Presidio of Monterey, California, in command of the 3d Squadron of that regiment; in Nov., 1905, ordered with squadron to Jolo Jolo, P. I.; in command of island and post, until March, 1906; engaged in the battle of Bud Dajo, March 5, 6, 7, 1906.

Major, U. S. A., Retired Oct. 28, 1906,
at his own request, over 30 Years' Service.

— Residence, Los Angeles, Cal.

Vol. VI
p260 [Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Elon Farnsworth Willcox, Born Nov. 6, 1855.)

Military History. —

Major, 4th Cavalry, April 7, 1905.

Major, U. S. A., Retired, April 24, 1907,
At His Own Request, After Over 30 Years' Service.

Died, July 12, 1910, at Los Angeles, Cal.: Aged 54.