Walter S. Schuyler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Walter S. Schuyler

United States general

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1850

Place of Birth: Ithaca, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1932

Profession: university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Walter S. Schuyler

  • Walter Scribner Schuyler (April 26, 1850 – February 17, 1932) was the first Commander of the United States Army Pacific Command, then called the Military District of Hawaii, from 1909 to 1910.
  • A veteran of the Spanish–American War, he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1870.
  • He was commissioned into the United States Cavalry. Schuyler's first combat service was in the Indian campaigns, during which he fought in Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado.
  • In Wyoming, Schuyler participated in a grueling 1876 march under General George Crook that forced the cavalrymen to eat their own horses.
  • He then served as professor of military science at Cornell University.
  • During the Spanish–American War, he served in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. After the Spanish–American War, General Schuyler served as a military observer with the Russian army in Manchuria in 1904.
  • From 1904 through 1906, he served on the General Staff of the United States Army.
  • After his Hawaiian command, the Army promoted him to Brigadier General on 1911-01-05.
  • He commanded an independent cavalry brigade in San Antonio before serving as the Commanding General for Fort Riley, Kansas from 1911 through 1912.
  • Before his retirement in 1913, Schuyler's last command was the 8th Brigade.
  • He died on February 17, 1932.

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