Vintage Cabinet Card Brigadier General Farrand Sayre As West Point Cadet Signed
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May 13, 1888 at Ft Davis Texas married to Kate Hamlin Phelps b.Dec 10, 1864 St Mary Ohio daugther of Charles Phelps
In the 1900 US Census he was a resident of Ft Riley Kansas
... Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">"ED 52 Fort Riley 8th Cavalry/6th Artillery, Geary, Kansas, United States "
Note: in 1907 he was the author of "Map maneuvers and tactical rides".
{By 1912 it was reprinted in its Fifth eddition; at that time he was Major US Army Instructor Military Art, Army Service School
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Here is some information from General Sayre's obituary as it appeared in the West Point Assembly, April 1953. He was a West Point Graduate Class of 1884. His first assignment was with the 8th Cavalry at Fort McIntosh, Texas. In 1885 and 1886 he participated in the Geronimo Campaign in Arizona and New Mexico. He also saw active service in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
He was based at Fort Sill Oklahoma from 1900 - 1904.He was Captain of a troop and was responsible Apache Prisoners of war including Geronimo with whom he became friends. He was an honor graduate of the Infantry and Cavalry School in 1905. He was a Department head for the Army Schools of Fort Leavenworth in the Department of Military Art from 1906 - 1913 during which time he wrote his first book ("Map Maneuvers and Tactical Rides") In 1917 he was sent to Brownsville, Texas to command the 11th Cavalry and in October of 1918 he was promoted to Brigadier General (temporary) and took command of the 1st Cavalry Brigade. His last assignment was as 1st Corp Commander in charge of Camp Devens, Massachusetts as well as command of the Organized Reserves in the First Corp area. He retired as a Brigadier General on June 17, 1925 after 45 years of active duty.
During the early part of World War II he worked with the war department as a volunteer translator translating French Spanish and German material for the General Staff. He passed away at the age of 90.
May 13, 1888 at Ft Davis Texas married to Kate Hamlin Phelps b.Dec 10, 1864 St Mary Ohio daugther of Charles Phelps
In the 1900 US Census he was a resident of Ft Riley Kansas
... Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">"ED 52 Fort Riley 8th Cavalry/6th Artillery, Geary, Kansas, United States "
Note: in 1907 he was the author of "Map maneuvers and tactical rides".
{By 1912 it was reprinted in its Fifth eddition; at that time he was Major US Army Instructor Military Art, Army Service School
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Here is some information from General Sayre's obituary as it appeared in the West Point Assembly, April 1953. He was a West Point Graduate Class of 1884. His first assignment was with the 8th Cavalry at Fort McIntosh, Texas. In 1885 and 1886 he participated in the Geronimo Campaign in Arizona and New Mexico. He also saw active service in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
He was based at Fort Sill Oklahoma from 1900 - 1904.He was Captain of a troop and was responsible Apache Prisoners of war including Geronimo with whom he became friends. He was an honor graduate of the Infantry and Cavalry School in 1905. He was a Department head for the Army Schools of Fort Leavenworth in the Department of Military Art from 1906 - 1913 during which time he wrote his first book ("Map Maneuvers and Tactical Rides") In 1917 he was sent to Brownsville, Texas to command the 11th Cavalry and in October of 1918 he was promoted to Brigadier General (temporary) and took command of the 1st Cavalry Brigade. His last assignment was as 1st Corp Commander in charge of Camp Devens, Massachusetts as well as command of the Organized Reserves in the First Corp area. He retired as a Brigadier General on June 17, 1925 after 45 years of active duty.
During the early part of World War II he worked with the war department as a volunteer translator translating French Spanish and German material for the General Staff. He passed away at the age of 90.
