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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1862

Vol. II
p854
1980

(Born Mis.)

Tully McCrea

(Ap'd O.)

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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1858, to June 17, 1862, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 1st Artillery, June 17, 1862.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1862‑66: in the Virginia Peninsular Campaign (Army of the Potomac), July‑Aug., 1862; in the Maryland Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Sep. to Nov., 1862, being engaged in the Battle of Antietam, Sep. 17, 1862, — and March to

(Bvt. First Lieut., Sep. 17, 1862, for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Antietam, Md.)

Falmouth, Va., Oct.‑Nov., 1862; in the Rappahannock Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Dec., 1862, to June, 1863, being engaged in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, — and Battle of Chancellorsville, May 2‑4, 1863; in the Pennsylvania Campaign (Army of the Potomac), June‑July, 1863, being engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2‑3,

(Bvt. Captain, July 3, 1863, for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa.)

1863, — and Pursuit of the enemy to Warrenton, Va., commanding Battery, July, 1863; in the Department of the South, Sep. 7, 1863, to Feb. 4,

(First Lieut., 1st Artillery, Nov. 4, 1863)

1864, at Beaufort and Hilton Head, S. C.; on Expedition to Florida, Feb., 1864, being engaged in the Battle of Olustee, Feb. 20, 1864, where he was

(Bvt. Major, Feb. 20, 1864, for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Olustee, Fla.)

 p855  severely wounded; and in hospital and on sick leave of absence, disabled by wound, Feb. 20 to Oct. 1, 1864.

Served: at the Military Academy, 1864‑66, as Asst. Professor of Geography, History, and Ethics, Oct. 10, 1864, to Aug. 31, 1865, — and Asst. Professor of Mathematics, Aug. 31, 1865, to June 23, 1866; as Quartermaster, 1st Artillery, June 20 to Nov. 20, 1866, at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y.;

(Captain, 42d Infantry, July 28, 1866)

on Recruiting service, Dec. 6, 1866, to Mar. 29, 1867; in garrison at Madison Barracks, N. Y., Apr. 10 to Aug., 1967, — Ft. Porter, N. Y., to May 9, 1868; in conducting recruits to the Pacific Coast, to July 10, 1868; joining regiment and awaiting orders to Sep., 1868; as Quartermaster of the Military Academy, Sep. 30, 1868, to Aug. 28, 1872; as

(Unassigned, Apr. 22, 1869)

(Assigned to 1st Artillery, Dec. 15, 1870)

Deputy Governor of the Soldiers' Home, near Washington, D. C., Sep. 15, 1872, to July, 1875; on leave of absence, July to Oct., 1875; in garrison at St. Augustine, Fla., Oct. 23 to Dec. 2, 1875, — Ft. Trumbull, Ct., Dec. 9, 1875, to July 29, 1876, — Fort Sill, I. T., Aug. 16 to Nov. 22, 1876, — Washington Arsenal, D. C., Dec. 4, 1876, to Apr. 5, 1877, — Ft. Trumbull, Ct., Apr. 7, 1877, to Nov. 11, 1881, except while engaged in suppressing Railroad Disturbances in Pennsylvania, July 28 to Oct. 24, 1877, — Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 18, 1881, to Dec. 10, 1883, — Fort Winfield Scott, Cal., to Oct. 1, 1886, — at Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., to Oct. 28, 1886, — Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Nov. 1, 1886, to Jan. 30,

(Major, 5th Artillery, Dec. 4, 1888)

1889, — Fort Columbus, N. Y. (commanding post), Feb. 19, 1889, to –––––.

Vol. IV
p136
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — Served: In command at Fort Columbus, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1889 to May 17, 1890. — In command at Fort Canby, Wash., May 26, 1890 to Sept. 1, 1891. — Acting Engineer Officer, Department of the Columbia, Sept. 2, 1891 to Jan. 11, 1895. — In garrison at Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 13, 1895 to Oct. 13, 1896. — In command at Fort Slocum, N. Y., from Oct. 20, 1896 to March 19, 1898. — In command at Ft. Hancock, N. J., from March 19, 1898 to July 30, 1898. — In command at Fort Wadsworth, N. Y., from July 30, 1898 to ––––

(Lieut.‑Colonel of Artillery, 5th Artillery, March 8, 1898)

Vol. V
p108
[Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — In command at Fort Wadsworth, N. Y., from July 30, 1898 to July 5, 1900.

(Colonel, 6th Artillery, July 15, 1900)

— On leave of absence July 6, 1900 to Nov. 15, 1900. — En route to Philippine Islands Nov. 5, 1900 to Jan. 3, 1901. — In command Cartel de España, Manila, Jan. 6, 1901 to Oct. 6, 1901. — In command of Artillery District of Puget Sound, Dec. 28, 1901 to Feb. 21, 1903.

(Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Feb. 21, 1903)

Retired from Active Service Feb. 22, 1903, at his own request, after over 40 Years' Service.

Vol. VI
p100
[Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Born July 23, 1839.)

Military History. —

Colonel, 6th Artillery, July 15, 1900.

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Feb. 21, 1903.

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Retired, Feb. 22, 1903,
at His Own Request After Over 40 Years' Service.

Died Sept. 5, 1918, at West Point, N. Y.: Aged 79.

Buried, West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY.


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