Palmer, John McAuley, 1870-1955

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U.S. Army officer and author.

From the description of John McAuley Palmer papers, 1863-1977 (bulk 1900-1949). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 76017626

Grandson of Illinois governor John Palmer, graduate of West Point and career army officer attaining rank of Brigadier General. His aunt, Jessie Palmer Weber was librarian at the Illinois State Historical Library for many years.

From the description of Letter, Sept. 10, 1925. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53398565

West Point graduate, 1892, career army officer attaining rank of brigadier general and grandson of Civil War general and Illinois governor of the same name.

From the description of Manuscript of an army of the people, 1916. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53398560

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1870, 23 Apr. Born, Carlinville, Ill. 1892 B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Commissioned second lieutenant, Fifteenth Infantry Regiment 1893 Married Maude Laning 1899 Assigned to occupation duty in Cuba 1900 Served in the China Relief Expedition during the Boxer Rebellion 1901 1906 Instructor of chemistry, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. 1906 1907 Governor, Lanao district, Philippine Islands 1908 1910 Student, United States Army School of the Line and the Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kans. 1911 1912 Served on the Army General Staff where he proposed tactical reorganization of the United States Army 1916 Published An Army of the People. New York and London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons 1916 1920 Returned to the Army General Staff and participated in the organization of the American Expeditionary Forces 1917 Assisted in writing the Draft Act of 1917 Selected by John J. Pershing as assistant chief of staff for operations for the American Expeditionary Forces 1918 Commanded the Fifty-eighth Infantry Brigade of the Twenty-ninth Division in assault of the Hindenburg line north of Verdun 1919 1920 Military adviser, Senate Committee on Military Affairs 1920 Assisted in writing the Defense Act of 1920 1921 1923 Aide-de-camp to John J. Pershing 1922 Promoted to brigadier general 1923 1925 Commander, Nineteenth Infantry Brigade, Canal Zone, Panama 1926 Retired 1927 Published Statesmanship or War. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co. 1930 Published Washington, Lincoln, Wilson. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Co. 1937 Published General von Steuben. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press 1940 Assisted in writing the Selective Service Act of 1940\ 1941 Published America in Arms. London: H. Milford, Oxford University Press 1941 1946 Recalled to active duty as adviser to George C. Marshall 1955, 26 Oct. Died, Washington, D.C. From the guide to the John McAuley Palmer Papers, 1863-1977, (bulk 1900-1949), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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