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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brooke , John Rutter , 1838 - (search)
Brooke, John Rutter, 1838-
Military officer; born in Pottsville, Pa., July 21, 1838.
When the Civil War began he joined the Union army as a captain of a volunteer regiment, and resigned from the volunteer army with the rank of brevet major-general in 1866.
He was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 37th United States Infantry in July, 1866; and promoted to colonel in 1879, brigadier-general in 1888, and major-general in 1897.
In 1898, on the declaration of war against Spain, he was appointed commander of the 1st Provisional Army Corps.
After serving in the Porto Rico campaign, he was appointed a member of the joint military commission to arrange the cession of that island to the United States.
He was military and civil governor of Cuba from December, 1898, till April, 1900; was then succeeded by Gen. Leonard Wood; and on May 10, 1900.
succeeded Maj.-Gen. Wesley Merritt as commander of the Military Department of the East, with headquarters in New York City.
Merritt, Wesley 1836-
Military officer; born in New York, June 16, 1836; graduated at the United States Military Academy, and brevetted second lieutenant in the 2d United States Dragoons on July 1, 1860; was promoted successively to second and first lieutenant in the 2d Cavalry in 1861; captain, 1862; lieutenant-colonel of the 9th Cavalry in 1866; colonel of the famous 5th Cavalry in 1876; brigadiergeneral, April 16, 1887; and major-general, April 5, 1895; and was retired June 16, 1900.
I nt of the Atlantic till May, 1898, when he was assigned to the command of the United States forces about to be sent to the Philippine Islands.
He reached Manila Bay in July; had charge of the operations around Manila and the capture of the
Wesley Merritt. city, and afterwards relinquished the military command to Gen. Elwell S. Otis (q. v.), and assumed the duties of the first American military governor of the Philippines.
In August he was ordered to Paris as an adviser to the American peace
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Otis , Elwell Stephen 1838 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sheridan , Philip Henry 1831 -1888 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stony Creek , battle of. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)