Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917

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Frederick Funston, U.S. Army General, was born in 1865 and died in 1917. He fought in Cuba in 1896 with the Cubans, and in the Philippine Campaign, capturing their leader, Emilio Aguinaldo. He served as military Govenor of Vera Cruz and organized the expedition against Pancho Villa in 1916.

From the description of Signature, February 7, 1915. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46403363

Frederick Funston (1865-1917) was a journalist, military man, and scientific explorer. He was born on November 9, 1865, in New Carlisle, Ohio, and attended the University of Kansas. After college he became a special botanical agent for the Department of Agriculture. From there, he assisted Frederick Coville on the Death Valley Expedition, 1890-1891. He recorded many of his impressions of the expedition, sending them back to be published in the Iola Daily Register. Funston worked for many newspapers and on the Santa Fe Railroad. At that time, he became involved with a campaign for Cuban independence at Madison Square Garden in New York. Funston signed up as a Cuban revolutionary and arrived on Cuba in 1896; he served for 18 months. After returning to the U.S., he became a commander of the 20th Kansas Regiment during the Spanish-American War. He was also involved with recovery efforts after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. From 1908-1910, he served as Commandant of the Army Service Schools at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and in 1913 he became Commander of the Hawaiian Department. Through 1914, he was engaged as the military governor of Vera Cruz to preserve peace. Funston was then appointed as Commander of the Southern Department, which comprised most of the Mexican border. He died on February 19, 1917.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_308_pid_EACP305

Federal employee; writer; U.S. Army officer serving in Cuba, the United States, the Philippines, and other places. Of Allen County, Kan.

From the description of Frederick Funston papers, 1881-1973 (bulk 1891-1917). (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 49598606

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creatorOf Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917. Frederick Funston memorandum : carbon of TDS, 1906 Apr. 20. California historical society
referencedIn Plummer, E. H. Letters to E.H. Plummer, 1906, May 11-28. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Holmdahl, Emil Lewis, 1883-1964. Emil Lewis Holmdahl papers, 1905-1958. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Potter, David, 1874-. David Potter manuscripts, 1950s. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Rahmeyer, Bernard F. Philippine War photograph of the officers who captured Emilio Aguinaldo [picture] 1901. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Biography -- Funston, Frederick. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Digital Collection Bancroft Library
creatorOf Letter to E. E. [Edwin Emery] Slosson, May 8, 1912 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection
referencedIn [Biographical newspaper articles on Frederick Funston / collected and photocopied by the Kansas State Historical Society]. Kansas State Historical Society
referencedIn Compilation of Articles, 1898-1900 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection
creatorOf Sherman, Edwin Allen, 1829-1914. Edwin Allen Sherman papers, 1872-1971, (bulk 1896-1913). UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Harry H. Bandholtz Papers (Microform), ca. 1890-ca. 1937, 1899-1925 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn United States military along the Mexican-American border during the Mexican Revolution photograph album [graphic]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917. [Letter to E. E. Slosson] University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library
creatorOf Bandholtz, Harry Hill, 1864-1925. Harry H. Bandholtz papers, ca. 1890-ca. 1937. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Records of the Army Staff. 1903 - 2009. Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Military Personnel, Defense Department and Other Government Officials, Royalty, and Heads of State. 1964-1974. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Gleed, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1856-1920. Charles Sumner Gleed papers, 1872-1928 (bulk 1880-1920). Kansas State Historical Society
creatorOf Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917. Frederick Funston papers, 1881-1973 (bulk 1891-1917). Kansas State Historical Society
creatorOf Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917. Signature, February 7, 1915. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
creatorOf Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917. Autograph letter signed : St. Louis, Mo., to J.S. Crosby, 1907 Apr. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Golson, B. Letters and documents concerning border relations between the United States and Mexico : El Paso, Texas : DS, 1916 May 2-11. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Fitzhugh Lee papers 1914-1927 1916-1927 Lee, Fitzhugh William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Eckdall, Ella Funston. Ella F. Eckdall 1948 scrapbook [microform], 1927-1973. Kansas State Historical Society
referencedIn Villa, Simeon A., d. 1945. The Simeon A. Villa papers, 1899-1901. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf United States. Army. Signal Corps. Signal Corps Historians' Collection, 1870-1971 (bulk 1940-1969). U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
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associatedWith Ball, William G. person
associatedWith Bandholtz, Harry Hill, 1864-1925. person
associatedWith Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944. person
associatedWith Crosby, John Schuyler, 1839-1914, person
associatedWith Death Valley Expedition (1891) corporateBody
associatedWith Eckdall, Ella Funston. person
associatedWith Frederick Funston (Battleship) corporateBody
associatedWith Funston, Ann Eliza Mitchell. person
associatedWith Funston, Eda B. (Eda Blankart), d. 1932. person
associatedWith Funston, E. H. (Edward Hogue), 1836-1911. person
associatedWith Funston, Elizabeth. person
associatedWith Gleed, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1856-1920. person
associatedWith Golson, B. person
associatedWith Hermonthos (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Holmdahl, Emil Lewis, 1883-1964. person
associatedWith Itauri (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Lee, Fitzhugh. person
associatedWith McAllister, M. Hall. person
associatedWith Otis, McAllister & Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Plummer, E. H. person
associatedWith Potter, David, 1874- person
associatedWith Scott, Charles F., b. 1860. person
associatedWith Sherman, Edwin Allen, 1829-1914. person
associatedWith Slosson, Edwin E. (Edwin Emery), 1865-1929. person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Kansas Infantry Regiment, 20th (1898-1899) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Signal Corps. corporateBody
associatedWith Villa, Simeon A., d. 1945. person
associatedWith White, William Allen, 1868-1944. person
associatedWith Wilder Stevens Metcalf and Frederick Funston with the Twentieth Kansas in the Philippines during the Spanish-American war. Lawrence, Kan., 1898-1900 person
associatedWith Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927. person
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California
Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)
Cuba
Kansas
Philippines
California--san Francisco
Yukon
San Francisco (Calif.)
Northwest Territories
United States
Mexico
San Francisco (Calif.)
Hawaii
California--San Francisco
Alaska
Subject
American letters
American letters
Botany
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Disaster relief
Earthquakes
Fires
Foreign enlistment
Funston, Frederick, 1865-1971. Memories of two wars
Mercenary troops
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
Spanish
Spanish
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Botanists
Journalists
Soldiers
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Birth 1865-09-11

Death 1917-02-19

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