Английская Википедия:Charles A. Wikoff
Шаблон:Infobox military person Charles Augustus Wikoff (March 3, 1837 – July 1, 1898) was a Union Army officer serving from American Civil War until he became the most senior ranking American Army officer killed in the Spanish–American War.[1]
Early life and education
Wikoff was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Lafayette College with both a bachelors and masters degree.
Career
Wikoff began his career as a civil engineer under George B. McClellan on the Illinois Central Railroad, where he worked for two years, from 1855 until 1857.[2]
American Civil War
In April 1861, at the outbreak of the American Civil War, Wikoff enlisted as a private in the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry Division. The following month, he was commissioned first lieutenant in the 15th U.S. Infantry.[2] He was shot in the left eye at the Battle of Shiloh and wore an eye patch throughout the rest of his life.[3] He also participated in the Battle of Chickamauga and the Battle of Missionary Ridge, for which he was a brevetted major. He was promoted to captain in August 1864.[2]
Postbellum
After the war, Wikoff was transferred to the 24th U.S. Infantry, and later to the 11th Infantry, serving in Texas and The Dakotas. He was promoted to major of the 14th Infantry stationed at Vancouver Barracks in December 1886. In November 1891, he was made lieutenant colonel of the 19th Infantry, and served at Forts Wayne and Brady in Michigan. In January 1897, he became colonel of the 22nd Infantry at Fort Crook, Nebraska.[2]
Death in Battle of San Juan Hill
Шаблон:Further In 1898, in the Spanish–American War, Wikoff led the 22nd Infantry from Fort Crook to Cuba, where he was transferred to lead the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division under the command of Major General William Rufus Shafter's V Corps.
On July 1, 1898, he was shot during a charge across an open field in the Battle of San Juan Hill in Santiago de Cuba. Within 15 minutes, he succumbed to his wound. His two successors, William S. Worth and Emerson H. Liscum, were also shot before Ezra P. Ewers, the fourth in command, assumed control.[1]
Legacy
Wikoff was buried in Easton Cemetery in Easton, Pennsylvania.[4]
Camp Wikoff in Montauk, New York, through which American troops including Theodore Roosevelt returned after the conflict, was named in Wikoff's honor.[2]
References
External links
- Charles Augustus Wikoff at Easton Cemetery
- Charles A. Wikoff at Historical Marker Database
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Col. Charles A. Wikoff profile at 1-22infantry.org Retrieved January 11, 2007
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ That Body of Brave Men: The Us Regular Infantry and the Civil War in the West by Mark W. Johnson – 2003 Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Findagrave Profile Retrieved January 11, 2007
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