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William E Birkhimer

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Years of service
  
1864 - 1906

Rank
  
Brigadier general

Awards
  
Role
  
Lawyer

Name
  
William Birkhimer


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Born
  
March 1, 1848Somerset, Ohio (
1848-03-01
)

Allegiance
  
United States of AmericaUnion

Battles/wars
  
American Civil WarMoro Rebellion, Philippine American War

Relations
  
Died
  
June 10, 1914, Washington, D.C., United States

Service/branch
  

William Edward Birkhimer (March 1, 1848 – June 10, 1914) was a United States Army Brigadier General and lawyer received the Medal of Honor while a Captain during the Philippine-American War. His career was long and varied, as he started as an Iowa private in the Union Army during the Civil War.

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Career Dates

  • March 21, 1864, Private, 4th Iowa Cavalry
  • June 15, 1870 Commissioned second lieutenant from United States Military Academy, US Artillery Corps
  • 1873 Honor Graduate, Artillery School
  • 1874-1876 Assistant Professor of Natural & Experimental Philosophy
  • April 10, 1879 promoted to First Lieutenant
  • 1886-1890 Judge Advocate, Department of the Columbia
  • February 10, 1898 promoted to Captain
  • 1889 L.L.D. University of Oregon
  • 1899 Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (audencial) Manila, Philippines
  • 1899, Colonel of volunteers, 28th Volunteer Infantry
  • August 1, 1901 promoted to Major
  • May 20, 1905 promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
  • February 15, 1906 promoted to Brigadier General
  • February 16, 1906 retired at own request
  • Birkhimer is the grandfather of Williston Birkhimer Palmer and Charles Day Palmer, brothers who became four-star generals.

    Medal of Honor citation

    Rank and Organization: Captain, 3d U.S. Artillery. Place and Date: At San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands, May 13, 1899. Entered Service At: Iowa. Birth: Somerset, Ohio. Date of Issue: July 15, 1902.

    Citation:

    With 12 men charged and routed 300 of the enemy.

    Bibliography

  • "Military Government and Martial Law, by William E. Birkhimer, third edition, revised (1914), Kansas City, Missouri, Franklin Hudson Publishing Co". Retrieved October 5, 2010. 
  • References

    William E. Birkhimer Wikipedia


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