Clarence Ransom Edwards Major General, United Staees Army |
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Ransom Edwards of Ohio
Appointed from Ohio, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1879 (52) Second Lieutenant, 23rd U. S. Infantry, 13 June 1883 First Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Infantry, 25 February 1891 Transferred to the 23rd U. S. Infantry, 20 July 1891 Captain, Infantry, 30 July 1898 Assigned to the 10th U. S. Infantry, 1 January 1899 Major, Assistant Adjutant General of U. S. Volunteers, 12 May 1898 Lieutenant Colonel, 37th U. S. Volunteer Infantry, 17 August 1899 Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 2 July 1901 Colonel, Chief of Bureau of Insular Affairs, 1 July 1901 to 
Major General Clarence Ransom Edwards
Major General Clarence Ransom Edwards (1859-1931) was the commander of the 26th Yankee Division from Connecticut during most of World War I. The 26th Division was one of the most decorated divisions and one of the longest under fire during the war. Edwards himself received a Distinguished
Service medal.
EDWARDS, CLARENCE R MAJOR GEN US ARMY DATE OF DEATH: 02/14/1931 BURIED AT: SITE LOT 4073 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Posted: 8 May 2006 |
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