being detached for duty on the staff of General Lawton in the Santiago campaign. After the surrender of Santiago he rejoined General Miles and served on his staff in the campaign in Porto Rico. From January to November, 1899, he was adjutant-general of the department of Dakota, after which he served for more than two years in the Philippines, being on the staff of Major-General Bates in the campaign in Cavite and Batangar. He was then appointed adjutant-general of the Department of the Lakes, and on September 18, 1903, became assistant commandant General Service and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. At the combined maneuvers of the regular army and the organized militia, at Fort Riley, Kansas; West Point, Kentucky; Athens, Ohio; and Manassas, Virginia, in 1902, 1903 and 1904, he was chief umpire; and for his skill and discretion in this capacity he was officially commended. He reached the rank of colonel and assistant adjutant-general, June 30, 1901. On January 4, 1904, he was assigned to duty at the Army War college, and on the twenty-ninth of the same month he was detailed as a member of the general staff and appointed chief of the third division and senior director of the War college.
He was married September 5, 1883, to Anne B. Howard, daughter of Andrew Howard, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Of their five children all were living in 1905. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, of the Sons of the Revolution, of the Army and Navy clubs of Washington, District of Columbia, and Manila, Philippine Islands; and of the Society of Colonial Wars, of Foreign Wars, of Indian Wars; of the Army of Santiago, of the Army of the Philippines, of the Carabao; and of the National Geographic, and of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts. He is the author of "The Service of Security and Information," and of "Organization and Tactics," both of which works are used as text books at West Point, at the United States Artillery school, at the Infantry and Cavalry school and the Staff college, and in the examination of army officers for promotion. He has also written, "The Campaign of Koniggratz: A study of the Austro-Prussian Conflict in the Light of the American Civil War," which received the commendation of General Sherman; "A Catechism of Outpost Duty"; and many professional papers, including "The Military Necessities of the United States and the Best Provisions for Meeting Them," for which he received the gold medal of the Military Service institution; "The Military and Naval Policy of
