Harry Gibbons Cavanaugh Lieuetnant Colonel, United States Army |
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Gibbons Cavenaugh of Pennsylvania
Appointed from Delaware, Private, Corporal and Sergeant, 1st Delaware Infantry, 2 September 1861 to 25 July 1864 First Lieuetnant, 1st Delaware Veteran Infantry, 26 July 1864 Captain, 26 December 1864 Honorably mustered out 12 July 1865 Second Lieutenant, 37th U. S. Infantry, 28 July 1866 Transferred to the 5th U. S. Infantry, 19 May 1869 Unassigned, 5 June 1869 Assigned to the 13th U. S. Infantry, 31 March 1870 First Lieutenant, 4 September 1871 Captain, 16 August 1884 Major, 17 September 1898 Retired, 16 September 1899 Spanish-American War Report: Captain Harry G. Cavenaugh of the Thirteeneth United States Infantry, who is reported wounded in the left hip in Friday's battle (Santiago, Cuba), was born in Pennsylvania and began his military career as Corporal in the Delaware Volunteer Infantry on September 1, 1861, and was almost immediately made a Sergeant. He was commissioned First Lieuetnant in the Thirteenth July 26, 1864. Six months later he was promoted to a Captaincy.
On July 12, 1865, he was honorably mustered out of the volunteer service.
On July 28, 1866, he was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Thirty-seventh
United States Infantry and was transferred to the Fifth Infantry on May
19, 1869. He was assigned to the Thirteenth Infantry on March 30, 1870.
He was made a First Lieutenant on September4, 1871, and was advanced to
the Captaincy of Company I of the Thirteenth in August 1884.
CAVENAUGH, HARRIETT G WIDOW OF HARRY DATE OF DEATH: 11/15/1949 BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 3930 W H ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY CAVENAUGH, HARRY G LT COL USA RTD DATE OF DEATH: 07/18/1919 BURIED AT: SECTION 8 DIV SITE 3930 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Posted: 9 August 2007 |
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