| Show MILITARY RECORD general bealey merritt in command odthe troops on the pacific coast and to the philippines Philip pinea and who is to be governor general of the islands has a record to be proud of he baa eeck all kinds of army life as the following brief sketch vesley merritt began his cadet life at west point on july 1 1655 five years i later he became a brevet second lieutenant i of dragoons united states army at port crittendon utah on january 28 1861 may 13 1861 First lieutenant second dragoons june 27 to august 8 assistant adjutant general of utan forces jely 1 1861 to march 1862 adjutant of second cavalry october 1 1861 to march in defense of washington february to september aide de camp to gereral cooke corn rn anding cavalry of army of potomac headquarters of defenses of washington april 5 1862 promoted captain second cavalry september 1862 to february ln department of washington february 1 te february 1807 on inspection duty at headquarters of department part ment of gelf february 1867 in command of regiment at now orleans april 1867 to september 3 1863 on frontier duty at san antonio and fort davis texas to december member of general tactic board at st louis april 1872 to may 13 1874 commanding regiment at fort stockton at fort alark and fort boncho texas to june inspector of cavalry at headquarters of division of the missouri aly 1876 on in command of regiment scouting in also participating in the action of indian creek july colonel of filth cavalry caval rv august 4 to november 11 in big horn and yellowstone expeditions and battles november 11 1876 to may 20 1878 commanding at fort D A russell wyoming to october 1878 scouting for indians to february a court of inquiry at Uh icaco the ouster massacre to november 2 in command of tb ute expedition for relief of major thornburgh Thorn burgs command at white river indian agency to april in command of regimen tat fort D A ll wyoming may 18 to july I 1 and september 25 to october in the warren court of inquiry ending november 1 1 to august 5 commanding regiment at fort laramie september june gnp crin of military academy at west point april ac IG 1887 promoted brigadier general of united states army july 5 in command of the department of the missouri at Fort Leavenworth and afterward at st louis mo in command of tho department of dakota headquarter at st iaal 1895 in cobmand of department of the missouri until 1897 major general regular army may 1897 assumed command of the department of the east succeeding general thos H brucer with headquarters at governors island may 1833 appointed military commander and governor of the 1100 philippine islands |
