Class of 1879

Vol. IV
p321 [Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. —

(Brevet 1st Lieutenant, Feb. 27, 1890, for gallant services in action against Indians in the San Andreas Mountains, N. M., April 7, 1880)

Organized and commanded Indian Scouts, Sioux war, 1890‑91, S. D.

(Captain of Cavalry, 9th Cavalry, July 28, 1892)

Served: In command of troop at Forts Leavenworth, McKinney, and  p322 Robinson, to April, 1898. — Served in Spanish-American war; participated in battles of La Quisama and San Juan before Santiago de Cuba. — Treasurer U. S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C., to –––––

Vol. V
p300 [Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — Treasurer U. S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C., to March, 1902.

(Major, 13th Cavalry, Feb. 22, 1902)

— Command squadron, Fort Meade, S. D., Sept. 8, 1902 to March, 1903; Philippine Islands, command of Batangas and Binan, to Sept., 1903;  p301 general recruiting service, St. Paul, Minn., to Nov., 1905; command of Fort Sill, O. T., to June, 1907; duty with squadron, Fort Leavenworth, Kas., to –––––

(Lieut.‑Colonel, 4th Cavalry, May 6, 1908)

Vol. VI
p284 [Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Charles William Taylor, Born May 27, 1856.)

Military History. —

Major, 13th Cavalry, Feb. 22, 1902.

At Fort Leavenworth, Kans., with Squadron, June, 1907 to May,

(Lieut.‑Colonel, 4th Cavalry, May 6, 1908)

1908; at Fort Snelling, Minn., commanding post, to November, 1908;

(Adjutant-General, by Detail, Nov. 15, 1908)

at Washington, D. C., in office of Adjutant-General, to June, 1910; Adjutant-General, Department of Colorado, to July, 1911; Adjutant-General, Department of the Lakes, to

(Colonel of Cavalry, Feb. 29, 1912)

May, 1912; at Fort Snelling, commanding Post to Nov., 1912; at Manila, on special duty in charge of Forage Production in the Philippines, April, 1913, to June, 1914;

(Assigned to 8th Cavalry, June 15, 1914)

at Camp Stotsenburg, P. I., commanding 8th Cavalry, to October, 1914; at Fort William McKinley, October, 1914, to September, 1915; returned to U. S. with regiment, October, 1915; at Fort Bliss, Texas, commanding regiment and Post, to Oct. 23, 1916;

Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Oct. 26, 1916,
for Disability Contracted in Line of Duty.

Returned to active duty, September, 1917; at Boston, Mass., on recruiting duty to November, 1918; at Hoboken, N. J., on General Court Martial duty, November, 1918, to –––––

Vol. VII
p164 [Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History: —

Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Oct. 26, 1916,
for Disability Contracted in Line of Duty.

At Hoboken, N. J., on General Court Martial duty, Nov., 1918, to Apr. 30, 1919, when he was relieved from further active duty.

Awarded Silver Star and cited "for gallantry in action against Spanish forces at Santiago, Cuba, July 1, 1898."

Vol. VIII
p58 [Supplement, Vol. VIII: 1930‑1940]

Military History: —

Col., Ret., Oct. 26, 1916.

Died, Feb. 13, 1939, at San Francisco, Calif.: Aged 82.

Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1939.º