11th US Army Capt. Alfred E. Latimer & Wife- Indian Fighter
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11th US Army Capt. Alfred E. Latimer & wife Pair of CDV’s. Capt. Latimer was with the 11th US Army during the Civil War. Later he was brevetted a Lt. Col. in Feb. 1890 for gallant services in action against Indians on the North Fork of the Red River, Texas in Sept. of 1872. No backmarks.
MAJOR ALFRED E. LATIMER.
Major Latimer passed his boyhood in Augusta, Georgia, where heattended a private school and carefully prepared for college. Receiving the appointment in 1848, he entered West Point as a cadet, and was there graduated in 1853. General McPherson, General Schofield and General Phil Sheridan were classmates of his. July 1, 1853, he was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the Fourth United States Infantry; was commissioned second lieutenant February 5, 1855, in the Second Infantry, and then promoted first lieutenant April 18, 1859. He was appointed captain of the Eleventh United States Infantry, May 14, 1861, accepted August 25, and was transferred to the Twenty-ninth Infantry, September 21, 1866. He was promoted major of the Nineteenth Infantry, June 25, 1867, and for a time he was unassigned for special duty, but was assigned to the Fourth Cavalry, December 15, 1870. He retired from the service March 20, 1879, and on the 27th of February, 1890, was breveted lieutenant-colonel. This promotion was for gallant services in action against the Indians on the north fork of the Red river, Texas, September 29, 1872. He was popular both with the men under him and with his fellow officers, and at all times was a gallant and fearless soldier, ready to perform any duty which fell to his lot. His loyalty as a citizen and his devotion to his country's interests have ever been among his marked characteristics, and he has the respect and confidence of all who know him. Since 1890 he has made his home at Bronxville, New York.
Major Latimer married Miss Rosa Gear, a sister of then Hon. John H. Gear, now United States senator from Iowa.
MAJOR ALFRED E. LATIMER.
Major Latimer passed his boyhood in Augusta, Georgia, where heattended a private school and carefully prepared for college. Receiving the appointment in 1848, he entered West Point as a cadet, and was there graduated in 1853. General McPherson, General Schofield and General Phil Sheridan were classmates of his. July 1, 1853, he was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the Fourth United States Infantry; was commissioned second lieutenant February 5, 1855, in the Second Infantry, and then promoted first lieutenant April 18, 1859. He was appointed captain of the Eleventh United States Infantry, May 14, 1861, accepted August 25, and was transferred to the Twenty-ninth Infantry, September 21, 1866. He was promoted major of the Nineteenth Infantry, June 25, 1867, and for a time he was unassigned for special duty, but was assigned to the Fourth Cavalry, December 15, 1870. He retired from the service March 20, 1879, and on the 27th of February, 1890, was breveted lieutenant-colonel. This promotion was for gallant services in action against the Indians on the north fork of the Red river, Texas, September 29, 1872. He was popular both with the men under him and with his fellow officers, and at all times was a gallant and fearless soldier, ready to perform any duty which fell to his lot. His loyalty as a citizen and his devotion to his country's interests have ever been among his marked characteristics, and he has the respect and confidence of all who know him. Since 1890 he has made his home at Bronxville, New York.
Major Latimer married Miss Rosa Gear, a sister of then Hon. John H. Gear, now United States senator from Iowa.
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