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About Brig. General William E. Birkhimer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Edward_Birkhimer
William Edward Birkhimer (March 1, 1848 – June 10, 1914) was an 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.
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.
Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Philippine Insurrection in the United States Army as a Captain in the 3rd United States Artillery. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on May 13, 1899.
His citation reads "With 12 men charged and routed 300 of the enemy". His Medal was issued on June 15, 1902.
He began his military career at age 16 during the Civil War, serving as a Private in the 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry from 1864 to 1865.
He received a commission of 2nd Lieutenant in the artillery branch in 1870, rising to Brigadier General before his retirement in 1906.
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Brig. General William E. Birkhimer's Timeline
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March 1, 1848
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Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA
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July 1, 1878
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June 10, 1914
Age 66
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
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Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
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