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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1876

Vol. III
p257 2605

(Born Va.)

Edward E. Gayle

(Ap'd N. C.)

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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1872, to June 14, 1876, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, June 15,º 1876.

Served: in garrison at Winnsborough, S. C., Oct. 3 to Nov. 13, 1876, — Columbia, S. C., to Feb. 4, 1877, — and Washington Arsenal, D. C., to July 18, 1877; in suppressing Railroad Disturbances in West Virginia, to Aug. 17, 1877; in garrison at Ft. McHenry, Md., Aug. 17 to Dec. 18,  p258 1877 (leave of absence, Dec. 18, 1877, to Jan. 18, 1878), and Jan. 18, 1878, to Aug. 25, 1881; at the Military Academy as Asst. Professor of Drawing, Aug. 28, 1881, to Aug. 28, 1885, and Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics, July 1, 1883, to Aug. 28, 1885; on leave of absence, to Dec. 21, 1885; in garrison at Jackson Barracks, Ten., to Aug. 24, 1886,

(First Lieut., 2d Artillery, Mar. 18, 1885)

— and Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), to Sep. 1, 1888; and as Professor of Military Science and Tactics, at the University of Tennessee, Oct. 5, 1888, to –––––.

Vol. IV
p264 [Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

(Edward Edgerly Gayle)

Military History. — Served: With Light Batteries A and F, 2d Artillery, at Fort Riley, Kan., Oct. 1, 1891 to Oct. 1, 1894; at Fort Preble, Me., Oct. 4, 1894 to Nov. 25, 1898; at Camp Onward, Savannah, Ga., with 2d Artillery, Nov. 28 to Dec. 29, 1898; at camp near Fort Cabañas,º Havana, Cuba, Jan. 4, 1899 to –––––

(Captain of Artillery, 2d Artillery, Feb. 13, 1899)

Vol. V
p240 [Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — Served: At camp near Fort Cabanas,º Havana, Cuba, Jan. 4, 1899 to Mar. 13, 1899; — In Camp Vedado, near Havana, Cuba, Mar. 13, 1899 to Nov. 6, 1901; Columbia Barracks, Cuba, Nov. 6, 1901 to Jan. 4, 1902; Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory, Jan. 7, 1902 to Oct. 16, 1903;

(Major, Artillery Corps, Aug. 14, 1903)

on leave, Oct. 20, 1903 to Dec. 16, 1903; commanding Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., to Feb., 1907; en route to Philippine Islands, to Mar. 4, 1907; commanding Field Artillery in Department of Mindanao.

(Lieut.‑Colonel, Artillery Corps, April 5, 1907)

(Assigned to 4th Field Artillery, June 6, 1907)

to April, 1909; en route to U. S., to May 13, 1909; with regiment at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., to Dec. 29, 1909; on leave to Jan. 14, 1910.

Died Jan. 14, 1910, in Washington, D. C.: Aged 54.

Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

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