Bullard, Robert Lee, 1861-1947

Army officer.

From the description of Robert Lee Bullard papers, 1881-1955 (bulk 1898-1941). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71062920

Robert Lee Bullard (1861-1947) was born, Opelika, Alabama. He participated in the operations in Cuba, as commander of the 3d (Negro) Alabama Volunteers and commanded the 39th Volunteer Infantry during the Philippine Insurrection. He served as district governor on Mindanao from 1901 to 1904, and in the provisional military government of Cuba from 1906 to 1909. After graduation from the U.S. Army War College in 1911, he became commander of all National Guard forces along the Mexican border in 1916. In June, 1917, he was promoted to brigadier-general, and commanded a brigade of the 1st Infantry Division in France, and then was promoted major-general and made commandant of the infantry specialist schools in France, and subsequently the commander of the 1st Division. He led the 1st Division in the first independent American attack of the war, at Cantigny, May 28, 1918, and became commander of the III Corps, leading at the Aisne-Marne and Meuse-Argonne offensives.

From the description of Bullard, Robert Lee, 1861-1947 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570504

Biographical Note

• 1861, Jan. 5: Born, Youngsboro, Ala.
• 1885: Graduated, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Married Rose D. Brabson
• 1898: Colonel, Third Alabama Infantry Regiment (volunteer)
• 1899: Colonel, Thirty-ninth Infantry, United States Volunteers, service in Philippine insurrection
• 1902: Major (permanent rank), Twenty-eighth Infantry, Moro Province, Mindanao
• 1903 - 1904 : Civil governor, District of Lanao, Moro Province, Mindanao
• 1906 - 1909 : Political aide to the American provisional governor of Cuba and secretary of public instruction and fine arts, Cuba
• 1911: Graduated from National War College, Washington, D.C.
• 1915 - 1916 : Commanded Twenty-sixth United States Infantry and National Guard Brigade on Mexican border
• 1917: Brigadier-general, commanded First Division American Expeditionary Force, then Third Corps
• 1918 - 1919 : Major-general and lieutenant general, commanded Second Army American Expeditionary Force in France
• 1919 - 1925 : Commander, Second Corps Area, Governor's Island, New York
• 1925: Retired
• 1927: Married Ella R. Wall
• 1925 - 1941 : President, National Security League
• 1947, Sept. 11: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Robert Lee Bullard Papers, 1881-1955, (bulk 1898-1941), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)