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Benjamin Ward Leavell: Born March 8, 1857, Troy, OH.a Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1875, to June 13, 1879, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 24th Infantry, June 13, 1879. Served: on leave of absence, Oct. 1‑11, and conducting Recruits, to Oct. 21, 1879; on frontier duty at Ft. Ringgold, Tex., to June 1, 1880, — Ft. Concho, Tex., to Nov. 26, 1880, — Ft. Supply, I. T., to Aug. 15, 1883, — Ft. Elliott, Tex., to Feb. 11, 1884, — Ft. Supply, I. T., to Oct., 1884, — (First Lieut., 24th Infantry, Oct. 7, 1884.) Ft. Elliott, Tex., to June 1, 1888, — and Ft. Thomas, Ara., to Sep. 2, 1889; and on leave of absence, to –––––. Vol. IV Military History. — Served: On leave to April 7, 1890; garrison duty at San Carlos, Fort Grant, and at Fort Thomas, Ariz., to Oct. 18, p320 1890. — Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, O., Oct. 24, 1890 to Sept. 27, 1893. — In the field in Arizona, commanding escort to International Boundary Commission, to Dec. 20, 1893; garrison duty at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., to July 5, 1895; at Phoenix, on duty with the militia of Arizona, to Jan. 1, 1896; garrison duty at Fort Grant, Ariz., to Oct. 17, 1896; at Fort Douglas, Utah, (Captain of Infantry, 24th Infantry, Feb. 12, 1897) to April 20, 1898; with regiment at Tampa, Fla., to June 14, 1898; in the campaign against Santiago, and in Cuba, to Aug., 1898; engaged in the battle of San Juan, July 1‑3, and in the siege of Santiago to July 17, 1898; with regiment en route to and at Fort Douglas, Utah, to June 29, 1899. — En route to and in Philippines to Aug., 1899; on sick leave to ––––– Vol. V Military History. — Served: On sick leave of absence, to Aug. 28, 1907.
Major, U. S. A., Retired Aug. 28, 1907,º
— Adjutant-General, National Guard of Arizona, from retirement to Aug. 28, 1907.º Died, Aug. 28, 1907, at Tempe, Ariz.: Aged 50. See Annual Association of Graduates, U. S. M. A., 1908, for an obituary notice, with a portrait. Buried, Tempe Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, AZ. |
a Maj. Leavell's middle name and birth data are from his AOG obituary. On his Find-a‑Grave page (q.v.), his birthplace is given as Piqua; Troy is 8 km away.
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