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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1877

Vol. III
p294
2713

(Born Ten.)

James A. Maney

(Ap'd Ten.)

72

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1873, to June 14, 1877, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Additional Second Lieut., 16th Infantry, June 15, 1877.

Served: on leave of absence and awaiting orders, June 15 to Dec. 29,

(Second Lieut., 15th Infantry, Aug. 23, 1877)

1877; and on frontier duty at Ft. Bayard, N. M., Dec. 29, 1877, to Oct. 4, 1879, — commanding Indian Scouts in the field in New Mexico, to July, 1881, — Ft. Bayard, N. M., to Sep. 15, 1881 (leave of absence, to Jan. 14, 1882), — Ft. Lewis, Col., to Dec. 11, 1882, — Ft. Stevenson, Dak., to Aug. 31, 1883, — Ft. Buford, Dak., to Oct. 11, 1885, — Ft. Pembina,

(First Lieut., 15th Infantry, Sep. 23, 1885)

Dak., to Nov. 15, 1885, — and Ft. Buford, Dak., to –––––.

Vol. IV
p293
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — Served: At Fort Buford, Dak., to Aug. 14, 1890; at Fort Sheridan, Ill. (Regimental Adjutant, Feb. 1 to Dec. 9, 1891) (Regimental Quartermaster, Dec. 9, 1891 to Nov. 5, 1893), to Oct. 30, 1893. — In arrest, charged with the murder of Captain A. Hedberg, 15th Infantry, to Nov. 22, 1893. — Awaiting orders to April 27, 1894. — In arrest at Fort Sheridan, Ill., to Aug. 8, 1894. — On leave to Dec. 16, 1894. — Garrison duty at Fort Sheridan, Ill., to Oct. 15, 1896; at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., to May 1, 1897; on duty with the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, and duty with the National Guard of Tennessee, May 7 to Oct. 31, 1897.

(Captain of Infantry, 15th Infantry, Oct. 6, 1897)

— On leave to Feb. 21, 1898; on garrison duty at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., to July 28, 1898; on recruiting service at St. Louis, Mo., to Oct., 1898; with regiment at Huntsville, Ala., Oct. 25 to Nov., 1898. — En route to and at Puerto Principe, Cuba, to Jan. 5, 1900. — Garrison duty at Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y., to ––––

Vol. V
p270
[Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — Unknown, no information having been received.

(Major, 17th Infantry, June 28, 1902)

Vol. VI
p247
[Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(James Alison Maney, Born Dec. 10, 1855.)

Military History. —

Captain, 15th Infantry, Oct. 6, 1897.

At Plattsburg Bks., N. Y., on garrison duty, January, 1900, to July 10, 1900, when he left for China and was with China Relief Expedition to November, 1900; in Philippines with regiment, Dec. 2, 1900, to

(Major, 17th Infantry, June 28, 1902)

August, 1902; arrived in U. S., Sept. 11, 1902; at Vancouver Bks., Wash., commanding battalion, Sept. 27, 1902, to May, 1903; at Fort George Wright, Wash., May 15 to June 6, 1903; en route to Philippines to July 26, 1903; at Jolo, P. I., commanding battalion, to Oct. 24, 1903; at Marahui, in charge of small arms competition, from Oct. 25, 1903; at Zamboanga, January, 1904, to June 9, 1905 (on Taraca Expedition, commanding battalion 17th Infantry, March 31 to April 12, 1904); on leave in Japan to July 20, 1905; arrived in U. S., Aug. 9, 1905; at Fort McPherson, Ga., Aug. 25, 1905, to Oct. 8, 1906; at Camaguey, Cuba, to Jan. 15, 1909; at Fort McPherson, Ga., Jan. 16, 1909, to

(Lieut.‑Colonel, 2d Infantry, Feb. 28, 1910)

March, 1910; at Fort Thomas, Ky., commanding regiment and post, March 25 to April 12, 1910; at Fort Assinniboine, Mont., commanding post, April 15, 1910, to March 28, 1911; at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., commanding post, March 29 to July 19, 1911, and 3rd Battalion to

(Transferred to 15th Infantry, Aug. 21, 1911)

Aug. 26, 1911; awaiting retirement from that date.

(Colonel of Infantry, Nov. 27, 1911)

Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Dec. 2, 1911,
For Disability Contracted in Line of Duty.

Died, July 4, 1920, at Monrovia, Cal.: Aged 64.

Obituary notice in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1880.º


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