Class of 1872

(Benjamin Hidden Gilman, Born 1850.)​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1868, to June 14, 1872, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 13th Infantry, June 14, 1872.

Served: on frontier duty at Camp Douglas, Utah, Sep. 30, 1872, to Mar. 31, 1874 (leave of absence, May 6 to June 6, 1873), — Ft. Fred Steele, Wy., Apr. 1 to May 2, 1874, — and Camp Robinson, Neb., May 28 to Oct. 11, 1874; in garrison at New Orleans, La., Oct. 23, 1874, to July 24, 1875, — Mississippi City, to Aug. 17, 1875, — Holly Springs, Mis., Aug. 19 to Nov. 16, 1875, — New Orleans, La., to July 17, 1876, — Lewisburg, La., to Oct. 17, 1876 (sick leave of absence, Oct. 17 to Dec. 31, 1876), — New Orleans, La., to May 25, 1877, — Baton Rouge, La., to July 25, 1877 (suppressing Railroad Disturbances in Pennsylvania, to Oct. 31, 1877), — Jackson Barracks, La., Nov. 5 to Dec. 31, 1877 (Acting Regimental Adjutant at Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 28 to Dec. 31, 1877), — and Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 31, 1877, to June 16, 1878; on Signal

(First Lieut., 13th Infantry, June 13, 1878)

duty at Ft. Whipple, Va., June 24, 1878 (inspecting Signal Stations, Jan. 29 to Oct. 13, 1879), to Oct. 24, 1881; on frontier duty at Ft. Wingate, N. M., to June 1, 1888, — and Ft. Supply, I. T., to Nov. 14, 1889; as Regimental Quartermaster, Sep. 1, 1886, to Nov. 15, 1889; and on duty at Ft. Leavenworth Military Prison, Kan., to –––––

Buried, West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY.