Royal Thaxter Frank Brigadier General, United States Army |
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Thaxter Frank of Maine
Appointed from Maine, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1854 (18) Brevet Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Infantry, 1 July 1858 Secon Lieutenant, 8th U. S. Infantry, 19 October 1858 First Lieutenant, 14 May 1861 Captain, 27 February 1862 Transferred to the 1st U. S. Artillery, 15 December 1870 Major, 2 January 1881 Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd U. S. Artillery, 25 January 1889 Colonel, 1st U. S. Artillery, 25 October 1894 Brigadier General, U. S. Volunteers, 4 May 1898 Honorably discharged from the volunteer service, 12 May 1899 Brigadier General, 17 October 1899 Breveted Major, 3 July 1862, for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia Retired 18 October 1899 Born at Grey, Maine, on May 6, 1936, he graduated from West Point in 1858. He was breveted Second Lieutenant, 5th United States Infantry, July 1, 1858. He then served as Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry, October 19, 1858; First Lieutenant, May 14, 1861; Captain, February 27, 1862; transferred to the 1st U.S. Artillery, December 15, 1870; Major, January 2, 1881; Lieutenant, 2nd Artillery, January 25, 1889; Colonel, 1st Artillery, October 25, 1894; Brigadier General, United States Volunteers, May 4, 1898 during the Spanish-American War; honorably discharged from volunteer service, May 12, 1899; Brigadier General, United States Army, October 17, 1899. He was breveted Major, U.S. Army, July 3, 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the Peninsular Campaign of the Civil War; breveted Lieutenant Colonel, December 13, 1862, for same and for the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia. He retired from active duty at his own request
after 40 years of service on October 18, 1899. He died on March 14, 1908
and was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Emma
Knight Frank (March 4, 1847-September 20, 1932), is buried with him.
FRANK, ROYAL T
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