Died 26 July 1931 | Rank Major general | |
Born November 7, 1854Ohio ( 1854-11-07 ) | ||
Augustus Perry Blocksom (November 7, 1854 - July 26, 1931) was an American Army officer, who served as a general during World War I.
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Early life
Blocksom was born on November 7, 1854 in Ohio. He attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in the class of 1877.
Military career
Blocksom was commissioned as a second lieutenant of cavalry on June 15, 1877. He later received a brevet to first lieutenant for gallantry at Ash Creek, Arizona on May 7, 1880. He served in campaigns against the Apaches in Arizona, which included patrolling the Arizona-New Mexico border, and in the Sioux Campaign of 1890 and 1891.
During the Spanish–American War, he was wounded in the attack on Battle of San Juan Hill and served from 1900 to 1902 in the Philippines.
Blocksom, then a major, was charged with investigating the Brownsville raid of 1906 and stated that the enlisted soldiers there were uncooperative in his investigation. Blocksom also reported that no positive identifications of the raiders had been made and that tensions in the community were high.
He commanded a squadron of the Sixth Cavalry during the China Relief Expedition.
He was promoted to major general on August 5, 1917. He was the commander of Camp Cody until April 18, 1918.
He retired on November 7, 1918.
Awards
2 Silver Citation Star
Death and legacy
Blocksom retired to Florida, where he died on July 26, 1931.