Chapter XX: His Military Record

THE complete Military Record of General Pershing as it has been kept by the War Department of the United States is here presented. To the facts obtained from this Department are added a few later items, which the Acting Adjutant General kindly has provided.

JOHN J. PERSHING

BORN SEPTEMBER 13, 1860 IN AND APPOINTED FROM
MISSOURI.

Cadet Military Academy July 1, 1882
2nd Lt. 6th Cavalry July 1, 1886
1st Lt, 10th Cavalry Oct. 20, 1892
Captain, 1st Cavalry Feb. 2, 1901
Trs. to 15th Cavalry Aug. 20, 1901
Brigadier General Sept. 20, 1906
Accepted Sept. 20, 1906
Major General Sept. 25, 1916
General Oct. 6, 1917

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Maj. Chief Ord. Officer Aug. 18, 1898
Honorably discharged May 12, 1899
Maj. A. A. G. June 6, 1899
Honorably discharged June 30, 1901

SERVICE

Served with regiment on the frontier from September, 1886 to 1891; Professor of Military Science and Tactics at University of Nebraska, September, 1891 to October, 1895; was Instructor of Tactics at the Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., June, 1897 to May, 1898; served throughout the Santiago Campaign in Cuba, June to August, 1898; on duty in War Department, August, 1898 to September, 1899, when he left for Philippine Islands; served in Philippine Islands until 1903; member General Staff Corps 1903 to 1906; and also Military Attache at Tokio, Japan; served again in Philippine Islands from 1906 to 1914; commanded Punitive Expedition in Mexico from March, 1916 to February, 1917; commanded Southern Department to May, 1917, and United States Forces in France since that date.

BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS

Sioux Indian Campaign, South Dakota, September,
1890 to January, 1891; action near mouth of Little
Grass Creek, South Dakota, January 1, 1891; Las
Quasimas, Cuba, June 24, 1898; San Juan, Cuba,
July 1, 1898, and was recommended by his
regimental commander for brevet commission for
personal gallantry, untiring energy and
faithfulness; and by the brevet board convened
that year for the brevet of Captain for gallantry
at Santiago de Cuba, July 1, 1898; in the field in
Philippine Islands, November, 1900 to March, 1901,
against General Capistrano, commander of
insurrectionary forces; in command of an
expedition against the hostile Moros of Maciu,
starting from Camp Vicars, Mindanao, September 18,
1902; action at Gauan, September 18, and Bayabao,
September 19, 1902; captured Fort Moro, September
29, 1902, driving the Moros from Maciu Peninsula
on that date. He attacked the Moros at Maciu
September 30, 1902, capturing their two forts, and
returned to Camp Vicars, October 3, 1902; was in
action at Bacolod, April 6 to 8, 1903; Calahui,
April 9, 1903, and Taraca River, May 4, 1903. He
commanded the first military force that ever
encircled Lake Lanao; Punitive Expedition in
Mexico, 1916 and 1917; and since June, 1917,
commanding the Expeditionary Force in France.

An additional statement by the War Department:

John J. Pershing was appointed a Major General in
the Regular Army, during a recess of the Senate,
on September 25, 1916, with rank from that date.
His name was submitted to the Senate on December
15, 1916, for the permanent form of commission, in
confirmation of his recess appointment, and the
nomination was confirmed on December 16, 1916, the
permanent commission being signed on December 20,
1916. He accepted his appointment as Major General
on September 30, 1916.

He was appointed General on October 6, 1917, with
rank from that date, for the period of the
existing emergency, under the provisions of an Act
of Congress approved October 6, 1917. He accepted
this appointment on October 8, 1917.

Gen. Pershing sailed for Europe on May 28, 1917.
Prior to that date a total of 211 officers and 919
enlisted men had embarked from the United States
for Europe.

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Transcriber's note:

The frontispiece of General Pershing was taken from the 1920 edition of this book.

"Bastille" spelled "Bastile" throughout the text.

Page 4, "attaches" changed to "attaches" (and civilian attaches)

Page 32, "diagraming" changed to "diagramming" (by each diagramming)

Page 41, "roommate" changed to "room-mate" to match rest of usage (My room-mate, "Lucy")

Page 67, "Sanitago" changed to "Santiago" (harbor of Santiago)

Page 72, "inpenetrable" changed to "impenetrable"

Page 80, "potection" changed to "protection" (protection moving to)

Page 129, period added after Sept (Sept. 7)

Page 130, period added after Sept (Sept. 22)

Page 132, "reconnoissance" changed to "reconnaissance" (conducted a reconnaissance)

Page 158, "cooperation" changed to "cooperation" (all succor or cooperation)

Page 167, "magnificiently" changed to "magnificently" (the magnificently furnished)

Page 197, closing quotation mark added (own--La Marseillaise.'")

Page 205, period added to end of paragraph (upon as typical.)

Page 214, "incapicitated" changed to "incapacitated" (was incapacitated for)

Page 215, "in" changed to "on" (place it on a desk)

Page 220, "wood pile" changed to "woodpile" to match rest of usage (boys at the woodpile)

Page 225, "catagory" changed to "category" (and into one category)

Page 231, "came" changed to "come" (days have come)

Page 234, "Poincare" changed to "Poincare" (President Poincare personally)