| Augustus Perry Blocksom | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1854 |
| Died | July 26, 1931 (aged 76) |
| Place of birth | Ohio |
| Place of death | Florida |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Major general |
Augustus Perry Blocksom (November 7, 1854 - July 26, 1931) was an American Army officer, who served as a general during World War I.[1]
Early life[]
Blocksom was born on November 7, 1854, in Ohio.[2] He attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in the class of 1877.[3][4]
Military career[]
Blocksom was commissioned as a second lieutenant of cavalry on June 15, 1877. He later received a brevet to first lieutenant for gallantry at Ash Creek, Arizona on May 7, 1880. He served in campaigns against the Apaches in Arizona, which included patrolling the Arizona-New Mexico border,[4] and in the Sioux Campaign of 1890 and 1891.[3]
During the Spanish–American War, he was wounded in the attack on Battle of San Juan Hill and served from 1900 to 1902 in the Philippines.[5]
Blocksom, then a major, was charged with investigating the Brownsville raid of 1906 and stated that the enlisted soldiers there were uncooperative in his investigation.[6] Blocksom also reported that no positive identifications of the raiders had been made and that tensions in the community were high.[7]
He commanded a squadron of the Sixth Cavalry during the China Relief Expedition.[3]
He was promoted to major general on August 5, 1917. He was the commander of Camp Cody until April 18, 1918.[5][8]
He retired on November 7, 1918.[5]
Awards[]
Death and legacy[]
Blocksom retired to Florida, where he died on July 26, 1931.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. ISBN 0-8379-3201-7 OCLC 657162692
- ↑ Davis, Jr., Henry Blaine (1998). Generals in Khaki. Pentland Press, Inc.. p. 43. ISBN 1571970886. OCLC 40298151.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Davis, Jr., Henry Blaine (1998). Generals in Khaki. Pentland Press, Inc.. p. 43. ISBN 1571970886. OCLC 40298151.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Trapp, Dan L. (1964). Al Sieber: Chief of Scouts. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 216. https://books.google.com/books?id=a52ds11ZeAsC&pg=PA216.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Davis, Jr., Henry Blaine (1998). Generals in Khaki. Pentland Press, Inc.. p. 43. ISBN 1571970886. OCLC 40298151.
- ↑ Tucker, Spencer (2013). Almanac of American Military History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 1216. ISBN 9781598845303. https://books.google.com/books?id=TO2mx314ST0C&pg=PA1216.
- ↑ Morris, Edmund (2001). Theodore Rex. Random House. p. 718. ISBN 9780394555096. https://books.google.com/books?id=O9r_p6Kbi24C&pg=PT718.
- ↑ "34th Infantry Division". U.S. Army Center of Military History. http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/034id.htm. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- Bibliography
- Davis, Jr., Henry Blaine (1998). Generals in Khaki. Pentland Press, Inc.. ISBN 1571970886. OCLC 40298151.
- Morris, Edmund (2001). Theodore Rex. Random House. ISBN 9780394555096. https://books.google.com/books?id=O9r_p6Kbi24C&pg=PT718.
- Trapp, Dan L. (1964). Al Sieber: Chief of Scouts. University of Oklahoma Press. OCLC 5207593. https://books.google.com/books?id=a52ds11ZeAsC&pg=PA216.
- Tucker, Spencer (2013). Almanac of American Military History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598845303. https://books.google.com/books?id=TO2mx314ST0C&pg=PA1216.
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