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Class of 1867

Vol. III
p99 2202

(Born Or.)

Medorem Crawford

(Ap'd Or.)

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1863, to June 17, 1867, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, June 17, 1867.

p100 Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 26, 1867, to June 4, 1868, — Ft. Kodiak, Alas., Aug. 2, 1868, to Apr. 15, 1869, — and Ft. Kenay, Alas., Apr. 17, 1869, to Oct., 1870; in garrison at the Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 18, 1870, to Oct. 5, 1872 (leave of absence, to Nov. 23, 1872), — Ft. McHenry, Md., to Oct. 1, 1873, — Ft. Macon, N. C., Oct. 7, 1873, to Apr. 28, 1874, — Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), May 1, 1874, to May 1, 1875, — Ft. Macon, N. C., June 2,

(First Lieut., 2d Artillery, June 17, 1874)

1875, to Sep. 25, 1876, — Lancaster, S. C., Sep. 28 to Nov. 16, 1876, — Columbia, S. C., Nov. 18, 1876, to Jan., 1877, — Washington Arsenal, D. C., Feb. 10 to Apr. 5, 1877, — and Ft. McHenry, Md., to July 18, 1877; suppressing Railroad Disturbances in Maryland and Pennsylvania, July 19 to Oct. 26, 1877; in garrison at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., Oct. 28 to Dec. 7, 1877; on frontier duty at San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 12, 1877, to May 24, 1878, — and Ft. Clark, Tex., May 29, 1878 (expedition into Mexico, June 10‑22, and Aug., 1878), to June 3, 1879; as Professor of Military Science, Bowdoin College, Me., July, 1879, to Jan., 1882; and in garrison at Washington Barracks, D. C., to May 31, 1885, — Ft. Barrancas, Fla., to July, 1885, — Atlanta, Ga., to Nov. 29, 1885, — Ft. Barrancas, Fla., to July, 1886, — Atlanta, Ga., to Oct. 21, 1886, — Ft. Barrancas, Fla., to June 30, 1888, — Huntsville, Ala., to Aug., 1888, — Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), to –––––.

Vol. IV
p173 [Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — Graduated from Artillery School, Aug. 14, 1890. — Served at Fort Adams, R. I., to Apr. 20, 1892. — Member of first regimental board for examination of artillery gunners, March and April, 1891. — At Fort Schuyler, N. Y. H., to Oct. 5, 1896.

(Captain of Artillery, 2d Artillery, March 8, 1896)

— In command of Fort Trumbull, Ct., to July 13, 1898. — In the field at Tampa, Fla., to Aug. 24, 1898. — In command of Fort Trumbull, Ct., to Nov. 24, 1898. — In the field, Savannah, Ga., to Jan. 11, 1898. — Commanded p174 camp at Jesus del Monte, Havana, Cuba, to May 18, 1898. — Commanded Pirotecnia Militar, Havana, Cuba, to –––––

Vol. V
p144 [Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — In the field, Savannah, Ga., to Jan. 11, 1899. — Commanded camp at Jesus del Monte, Havana, Cuba, to May 18, 1899. — Commanded Pirotecnia Militar, Havana, Cuba, to June 30, 1901. — Chief Ordnance Officer, Division and Department of Cuba, July 18, 1900 to Sept. 20, 1901.

(Major, Artillery Corps, Aug. 22, 1901)

— Command of Fort Schuyler, N. Y. H., Sep., 1901 to Sept., 1903. — Command of Fort McHenry, Md., Sept., 1903 to June, 1905. — In command Artillery District of Baltimore, July to Sept., 1904.

(Lieut.‑Colonel, Artillery Corps, June 20, 1905)

— Command of Ft. Wadsworth, N. Y. H., June, 1905 to Jan. 10, 1908.

(Colonel, Coast Artillery Corps, Jan. 25, 1907)

— On duty in Washington, D. C., Jan. 10 to Jan. 27, 1908.

(Brig.‑General, U. S. A., Jan. 3, 1908)

Brig.‑General, U. S. A., Retired Jan. 27, 1908, by operation of law.

— Residence, Washington, D. C.

Vol. VI
p128 [Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Born Jan. 27, 1844.)

Military History. —

Colonel, Coast Artillery Corps, Jan. 25, 1907.

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Jan. 3, 1908.

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Retired, Jan. 27, 1908,
By Operation of Law.

Vol. VII
p88 [Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History: —

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Jan. 3, 1908.

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Retired, Jan. 27, 1908,
By Operation of Law.

Died, Aug. 11, 1921, at Washington, D. C.: Aged 77.

Obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1925.

Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

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