Francis Henry French
Francis Henry French in 1916
Born(1857-09-27)September 27, 1857
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 10, 1921(1921-03-10) (aged 63)
Walter Reed Hospital
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1879 - 1920
RankMajor General
Commands held28th Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
Spouse(s)
Amelia Maud F. Wright
(m. 1894)

Major-General Francis Henry French (September 27, 1857 – March 10, 1921) served in three wars: American Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War, and World War I.[1]

Early and personal life

He was born on September 27, 1857, in Fort Wayne, Indiana[2] to Rufus M. French and Maria C. Rudisill. He married Amelia Maud F. Wright on January 24, 1894, in Detroit, Michigan.

Military career

He was appointed to the United States Military Academy in 1875, and graduated in 1879.[3]

He served frontier duty from 1879 to 1889 in the American Indian Wars.[2]

During his career, he served in and or commanded the 2nd, 11th, 12th, 16th, 21st and 28th Infantry Regiments.[2] He was appointed brigadier general in September 1916.[4]

He served at Camp Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, during World War I.[2] In 1917 he was in Europe, inspecting the US and Allied forces in France.[4]

He retired in January 1920.[1]

He died on March 10, 1921, at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia.[1] He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen Francis Henry French Dead". New York Times. March 11, 1921. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Pentland Press, Inc. p. 135. ISBN 1571970886. OCLC 40298151.
  3. List of Cadets Admitted Into the United States Military Academy, West Point. United States Military Academy. 1887. p. 28. Retrieved January 15, 2015. Francis Henry French.
  4. 1 2 Bill, Thayer (2016). "Francis H. French". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

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