Walter S. Schuyler

Walter Scribner Schuyler (April 26, 1850 – February 17, 1932) was the first Commander of the United States Army Pacific Command, then called the Military District of Hawaii, from 1909 to 1910. A veteran of the Spanish–American War, he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1870. He was commissioned into the United States Cavalry.

Walter Scribner Schuyler
Born	April 26, 1850 Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
Died	February 17, 1932 Carmel, Monterey County, California
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1870–1913
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Military District of Hawaii 8th Brigade Fort Riley
Battles/wars	Indian Wars Spanish–American War

Schuyler's first combat service was in the Indian campaigns, during which he fought in Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. In Wyoming, Schuyler participated in a grueling 1876 march under General George Crook that forced the cavalrymen to eat their own horses.[1] He then served as professor of military science at Cornell University. During the Spanish–American War, he served in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines.

After the Spanish–American War, General Schuyler served as a military observer with the Russian army in Manchuria in 1904. From 1904 through 1906, he served on the General Staff of the United States Army. After his Hawaiian command, the Army promoted him to Brigadier General on 1911-01-05. He commanded an independent cavalry brigade in San Antonio before serving as the Commanding General for Fort Riley, Kansas from 1911 through 1912. Before his retirement in 1913, Schuyler's last command was the 8th Brigade. He died on February 17, 1932.

Notes

1. Schmitt 195

References

• "History, Commanding Generals". United States Army, Pacific. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
• Schmitt, Martin (July 1952). ""Meat's Meat": An Account of the Flesh-Eating Habits of Western Americans". Western Folklore. Western Folklore, Vol. 11, No. 3. 11 (3): 185–203. doi:10.2307/1498034. JSTOR 1498034.
• Colonel Walter S. Schuyler. The 203rd New York Volunteer Infantry served its term of service within the continental U.S. during the Spanish–American War.
• Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition, Autumn 1876 (August) Pg 12, (459) 5th Cavalry, Headquarters and Companies A, B, D, E, F, G, I, K and M, and Second Lieutenant Walter S. Schuyler, A. D. C. (Joined in August.)
• Forty-sixth Infantry. Col. Walter S. Schuyler.
• March 10, 1901 Schuyler in the Philippine–American War, 1899–1902

Bibliography

1. Crook, George (1986) [1946]. Martin F. Schmitt (ed.). General George Crook: His Autobiography. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
2. Utley, Robert M. (1984). The Indian Frontier of the American West. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 0-8263-0715-9.