Courtesy of Michael
Stein:
Colonel George Henry Sands
Cadet, U.S. Military Academy 1876-80
Graduated as No. 2871, Class of 1880
Second Lieutenant June 12, 1880
First Lieutenant October 19, 1887
Captain December 3, 1897
Major (USV) May 19, 1898
Major October 20, 1905
Lieutenant Colonel August 11, 1911
Colonel December 10, 1914
Commanding Officer, Fort Leavenworth (Kansas)
July-August 1899
Senior Instructor (Cavalry), U. S. Military
Academy 1899-03
Served with 6th Cavalry Regiment 1903-06
Commanding Officer, Fort Washakie (Wyoming)
1906-07
Served with 10th Cavalry Regiment at Fort
William McKinley (Philippines) 1907-08
In Command of Division Meet Camp, Philippine
Division January-February 1908
Acting Adjutant General at Fort William McKinley
February-July 1908
Served with 10th Cavalry Regiment at Fort
Ethan Allen (Vermont) 1908-10
At Army War College 1910-11
Inspector-Instructor of Militia July-August
1911
Served with 13th Cavalry Regiment at Fort
Riley 1911-13
Commanding Officer, 13th Cavalry Regiment
October-November 1912
Served with 7th Cavalry Regiment 1913-15
Commanding Officer, 7th Cavalry Regiment at
Fort William McKinley 1913-15
In Command of all troops in City of Manila
July 1913
Commanding Officer, 4th Cavalry Regiment 1915
Commanding Officer, 11th Cavalry Regiment
at Fort Oglethorpe (Georgia) January-March 1916
In Command of Base at Colonia Dublan, Mexico
April 1916
Ret, August 9, 1916
Recalled to War Plans Division and assigned
to Publication of Instructional Material for the Army 1917-20
Died November 10, 1920 in Washington D.C.
George Henry Sands of the District of Columbia. Born 29
March 1855
Appointed from the District of Columbia, Cadet,
United States Military Academy, 14 June 1876 (45)
Second Lieutenant, 6th United States Cavalry,
12 June 1880
First Lieutenant, 19 October 1887
Captain, 3 December 1897
Major, Engineer, of United States Volunteers,
19 May 1898
Honorably discharged from volunteer service,
23 April 1899
Colonel Sands died on 10 November 1920 and
was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife,
Eddie Pearson, 22 April 1860-25 January 1947, is buried with him.
Colonel Sands was the son of Benjamin
F. Sands, Rear Admiral, United States Navy, and the brother of James
Hoban Sands, Rear Admiral, United States Navy. His son, Alfred
Lawrence Pearson Sands, Colonel, United States Army, is buried in this
same site in Section 1.
SANDS, GEORGE H
COL U S ARMY RET
DATE OF BIRTH: 03/29/1856
DATE OF DEATH: 11/10/1920
BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 149-A
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
SANDS, EDDIE PEARSON W/O GEORGE H
DATE OF DEATH: 01/25/1947
BURIED AT: SECTION WESTE SITE 149-A
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Posted:
27 July 2003 - Updated: 19 October 2003 Updated: 4 September 2005
Updated: 26 February 2006 Updated: 18 May 2006
