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Godfrey H. MacDonald |
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Born Chicago, IL.a Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1878, to June 13, 1883, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 1st Cavalry, June 13, 1883. Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Walla Walla, Wash., Oct. 1, 1883, to June 30, 1884, — Ft. Maginnis, Mon., and in the field (on Rifle Competition, July to Sep., 1885), to May 19, 1887, — Ft. Assinniboine, Mon., and in the field, to Aug. 25, 1887, — and Ft. Buford, Dak., to Aug. 27, 1887; under instruction at the Infantry and Cavalry School of Application, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Sep. 1, 1887, to June 23, 1889; and on frontier duty at Ft. Assinniboine, Mon., Sep. 20, 1889, to –––––. Vol. IV Military History. — Served: At Fort Assinniboine, Mont., to Nov., 1890; commanding Indian scouts at Fort Keogh, Mont., (First Lieut. of Cavalry, 1st Cavalry, March 9, 1891) p373 to June, 1891; organizing and commanding Troop L, 3d Cavalry (Indians), at Fort Bennett, S. D., to Nov. 3, 1891, and at Fort Meade, S. D., to Dec. 31, 1891; at Governor's Island, N. Y., as Aide-de‑camp to General Howard, Jan. 19, 1892 to Nov. 8, 1894; (Regimental Quartermaster, Nov. 22, 1894 to June 1, 1898); garrison duty at Fort Grant, Ariz., Nov. 22, 1894 to May 20, 1895; at Fort Riley, Kan., to April 19, 1898; with regiment at Camp Thomas, Ga., to May, 1898. (Captain and Asst. Adjutant-General, U. S. Volunteers, May 12, 1898) — Assistant Adjutant-General, 1st Division, 1st Corps, May 18 to 21, 1898, and Aide-de‑camp to General Arnold, May 14 to June 26, 1898; Assistant Adjutant-General, 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 4th Corps, (Major and Chief Ordnance Officer, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 13, 1898) to Sept., 1898. — Chief Ordnance Officer, 4th Corps, to Oct., 1898; of the 2d Division, 4th Corps, to Nov. 19, 1898; of the 1st Division, 7th Corps, (Captain of Cavalry, 10th Cavalry, March 2, 1899) to March 26, 1899. — At Atlanta, Ga., as Acting Judge Advocate, Department of the Gulf, April 7 (Honorably discharged from Volunteer Service, May 12, 1899) to June 12, 1899. — En route and with regiment at Bayamo, Cuba, to Jan., 1900; at Manzanillo, Cuba, to ––––– Vol. V Military History. — Served: At Manzanillo, Cuba, to April 24, 1902; left Cuba, April 24, 1902; arrived Fort Robinson, Neb., May 4, 1902; garrison duty, to May 16, 1902; leave, May 17; at United States Military Academy, Aug. 20, 1902 to Aug. 28, 1906 (Senior Cavalry Instructor). (Transferred to 1st Cavalry, Feb. 1, 1903) — Leave, to Oct. 15, 1906; Fort Clark, Tex., Oct. 17, 1906 to Nov. 30, 1907; en route to Philippine Islands, to Jan. 2, 1908; at Camp Stotsenburg, P. I., Jan. 3, 1908 to –––––. (Regimental Adjutant, June 6, 1909) Vol. VI (Godfrey Harryb MacDonald, Born Jan. 15, 1858.) Military History. — Captain, 10th Cavalry, March 2, 1899 Transferred to 1st Cavalry, Feb. 1, 1904. At Camp Stotsenburg, P. I., Jan. 3, 1908, to July 14, 1909; en route to U. S. and on leave of absence, July 15, to (Major, 9th Cavalry, Aug. 22, 1909) Aug. 28, 1909; at Washington, D. C., student officer at Army War College, Sept. 4, 1909, to (Transferred to 13th Cavalry, July 7, 1910) Oct. 31, 1910; on leave of absence, Nov. 1 to Dec. 29, 1910; at Fort Riley, Kans., commanding 2nd Squadron, Jan. 7, 1911, to Oct. 25, 1912; at Columbus, N. M., Oct. 27, 1912, to March 22, 1913; at Fort Bliss, Texas, on detached service, March 23 to April 10, 1913; at Douglas, Arizona, member of Examining Board, April 21 to May 4, 1913; at Fort p356 Bliss, Texas, Adjutant, 2nd Cavalry Brigade, May 6 to June 10, 1913; at Chicago, Ill., Inspector-Instructor of Militia, June 15, 1913, to (Lieut.‑Colonel of Cavalry, Jan. 4, 1914) Aug. 12, 1914; (acting Adjutant-General, Central Department, Sept. 9 to Oct. 7, 1913); at Washington, D. C., sick in Walter Reed General Hospital, Aug. 1 to 27, 1914.
Lieut.‑Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Aug. 31, 1914,
Died, Jan. 15, 1918, at Washington, D. C.: Aged 60. Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1918. Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. |
a Col. MacDonald's birthplace is from his AOG obituary.
b On his tombstone (q.v.), his middle name is given as Harrison.
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