WWI GENERAL/APACHE INDIAN WARS 9th US CAVALRY SPAN AM COLONEL DOCUMENT SIGNED VF

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Here’s a West Point Military Document Signed by two US Army Generals:
WILBER ELLIOTT WILDER
(1857 - 1952)
U.S. ARMY WEST POINT BRIGADIER GENERAL,
INDIAN WARS APACHE FIGHTER LIEUT. IN THE 9
th
US CAVALRY,
MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT FOR RESCUING WOUNDED SOLDIERS WHILE FIGHTING APACHES IN THE 1882 BATTLE OF HORSESHOE CANYON,
RODE ALONE TO THE APACHE CAMP TO NEGOTIATE THE SURRENDER of GERONIMO IN 1886,
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR COLONEL,
MEMBER OF THE PANCHO VILLA EXPEDITION UNDER GENERAL PERSHING IN 1916,
WORLD WAR I BRIGADIER GENERAL IN FRANCE, A.E.F.
&
SUPERINTENDENT of YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK!
-AND-
EDWARD LEONARD KING
(1873 - 1933)
U.S. ARMY WEST POINT MAJOR GENERAL,
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER AND COACH - PLAYING COLLEGE FOOTBALL AS THE HALFBACK AT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY 1894-1895 and SERVING AS HEAD COACH OF THE ARMY FOOTBALL TEAM IN 1903,
WWI DECORATED GENERAL and CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE 28
th
INFANTRY DIVISION,
COMMANDANT OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE 1925-1929
&
SPANISH–AMERICAN WAR AND
PHILIPPINE–AMERICAN WAR
HERO OFFICER.
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HERE’S A RARE DOCUMENT SIGNED BY WILDER ON “
HEADQUARTER U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY
” LETTERHEAD, 1P., DATELINED AT WEST POINT, NY, FEB. 24, 1896 – “SPECIAL ORDERS, NO. 4” TO THE COMMANDANT OF CADETS, INDICATING THAT “
A FINAL EXAMINATION OF THE THIRD CLASS IN FRENCH WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE COURSE IN THAT STUDY
.”
GENERAL KING PENS AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED ON THE VERSO OF THE DOCUMENT WHILE HE WAS A CADET AT WEST POINT.
THE DOCUMENT MEASURES 5” x 8” AND IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION.
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BIOGRAPHY of GEN. WILBER E. WILDER
Wilber Elliott Wilder
(August 18, 1857 – January 30, 1952) was a
United States Army
Brigadier General
who was a recipient of the
Medal of Honor
for rescuing a wounded soldier under heavy fire.
Education and army career
Wilber Elliott Wilder graduated from West Point in June, 1877, when he was just short of 21 years old. He married Violet Blair Martin, of the prominent Throop-Martin family of "Willowbrook" near
Auburn, New York
, on April 16, 1884. They had a son, Wilber, and a daughter, Violet.
In 1886, he was a key figure in negotiating the surrender of the
Apache
chief
Geronimo
. While an Army Captain, he served as acting superintendent of
Yellowstone National Park
from March 15, 1899 - June 22, 1899. He also served in
Spanish–American War
,
Pancho Villa Expedition
,
World War I
. From 1913 to 1916, he was commander of
Fort Myer
. At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving graduate of the Academy. He died in
Governors Island
,
New York
on Jan. 30, 1952, but was residing in
Ridgefield, Connecticut
at the time. He is buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, CT.
His daughter Sylvia was the first wife of British diplomat Sir
Alvary Gascoigne
.
Wilder’s Indian Wars Medal of Honor Citation:
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Horseshoe Canyon, N. Mex., 23 April 1882. Entered service at: Detroit, Mich. Birth: Atlas, Mich. Date of issue: 17 August 1896.
Citation:
Assisted, under a heavy fire, to rescue a wounded comrade.
Lt. Emmet was in G Troop which was sent to relieve a detachment of soldiers under attack by hostile Apaches during a flank attack on the Indian camp, made to divert the hostiles Lt. Emmet and 5 of his men became surrounded when the Indians returned to defend their camp. Finding that the Indians were making for a position from which they could direct their fire on the retreating troop, the Lieutenant held his point with his party until the soldiers reached the safety of a canyon. Lt. Emmet then continued to hold his position while his party recovered their horses. The enemy force consisted of approximately 200 Apache Indians.
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BIOGRAPHY of GEN. EDWARD L. KING
Edward Leonard King
(December 5, 1873 – December 27, 1933) was an
American football
player and coach and officer in the
United States Army
. He played
college football
as the
halfback
at the
United States Military Academy
from 1894 to 1895 and served as the head coach of the
Army football team
in 1903. King was a career military officer who served in the
Spanish–American War
and
World War I
. He was the
Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College
from 1925 to 1929 and attained the rank of Major General.
Biography
King was born in
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
in 1873 and entered the
United States Military Academy
at
West Point, New York
in 1892.
He played at the
halfback
position for the
Army Black Knights football
team from 1894 to 1895. He was also selected captain of the Army football team in 1895. Football historian
Parke H. Davis
later wrote of King:
Of his foot ball days he is remembered as a swift, elusive, crashing and flashing back; courageous, tenacious and chivalrous; a true soldier of the gridiron as he was of the real battle-fields.
After graduating from West Point in 1896, King was commissioned as a lieutenant and served in the
Spanish–American War
. He was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross
for service in the Philippines in 1899. The commendation he received with the Distinguished Service Cross stated: "For extraordinary heroism in action near Imus, Cayite Province, Philippine Islands, October 6, 1899, while serving as Captain, United States Cavalry. His great personal bravery in disarming a hostile Filipino saved the life of a brother officer."
In 1903, King returned to West Point and served one year as the head coach of the
Army football team
. He led the team to a 6–2–1 record in the
1903 college football season
. He also served in the
Philippine–American War
and served again in the Philippines from January 1910 through June 1912.
In July 1916 he was promoted to Major of the cavalry, and he attended the Army War College from September 1916 to May 1917. Following the United States entry into
World War I
, King was promoted to the rank of Colonel in the National Army. He was the Chief of Staff of the
28th Infantry Division
, known as the "Keystoners," in
Camp Hancock
,
Georgia
, and also during part of its campaign in France. He arrived in Europe in May 1918 and was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in June 1918. He participated in the Marne offensive and counter-offensive starting July 15, 1918, and assumed command the 65th Infantry Brigade on July 31, 1918. He led the 65th Infantry in the battles of the Somme and Meuse-Argonne. He remained with the Army of Occupation in Luxemburg from December 1918 to April 1919 and returned to the United States in 1919.
For his service in World War I, King received the
Distinguished Service Medal
, and France awarded him the
Croix de Guerre
with palm and made him an officer in the French
Legion of Honor
. The citation for his Distinguished Service Medal stated: "For exceptionally distinguished and meritorious service. He served with marked distinction as Chief of Staff of the 28th Infantry Division. Later, as brigadier commander he planned and directed the operations resulting in the capture by the 65th Infantry Brigade of Chateau d'Aulnois and Marcheville, where he displayed great tactical skill and demonstrated his abilities as a commander."
From July 1925 to July 1929, Brigadier General King served as the
Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College
at
Fort Leavenworth
,
Kansas
.
He married his wife, Nancy Vose Sumner, in 1898; they had one daughter.
In December 1933, King died of a heart attack while on a hunt at
Fort McPherson
,
Georgia
. He is buried at West Point.
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