James William Forsyth
Born: August 8, 1834
Birthplace: Maumee, Ohio
Father: James Henry Forsyth 1813 – 1864
Mother: Charlotte Templeton Jackson 1817 – 1903
(Buried: Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio)
Wife: Elizabeth Dennison 1845 – 1888
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Children:
Bessy Forsyth Linn 1869 – 1928
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio)
Mary Dennison Forsyth Bacon 1870 – 1905
(Buried: Fort Vancouver Military Cemetery, Vancouver, Washington)
Marian Forsyth Fitzgerald 1874 – 1937
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Colonel William Dennison Forsyth 1876 – 1934
(Buried: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas)
Education:
1856: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (28th in class)
Occupation before War:
1856 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 9th Infantry Regiment
1856 – 1859: Frontier Duty at Fort Bellingham, Washington
1859: Frontier Duty at San Juan Island, Washington
1859 – 1860: Frontier Duty at Fort Bellingham, Washington
1860 – 1861: Frontier Duty at San Juan Island, Washington
Civil War Career:
1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 9th Infantry Regiment
1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 18th Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1866: Captain, United States Army, 18th Infantry Regiment
1861: Assistant Instructor to Ohio Volunteers at Mansfield, Ohio
1862: Temporary commander of 64th Ohio Volunteers Infantry
1862 – 1863: Acting Inspector General to Provost Marshal General
1862: Served on the staff of Major General McClellan
1862: Served on the Staff of General Mansfield
1862 – 1863: Served on the Staff of Provost Marshal, Army of Potomac
1863 – 1864: Acting Assistant Adjutant in the Tennessee Campaign
1863: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1864 – 1865: Major and Assistant Adjutant General in Union Army
1864 – 1865: Chief of Staff to Major General Philip Sheridan
1864 – 1865: Lt. Colonel in the Union Army
1864: Brevetted Lt. Colonel U.S. Army, for Gallantry at Cedar Creek
1864: Brevetted Brig. General for Gallantry at Fisher's Hill
1865: Brevetted Colonel U.S. Army, for Gallantry at Battle of Five Forks
1865: Brevetted Brig. General U.S. Army, for his service in the war
1865 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1865: Cavalry Brigade Commander Department of the Gulf
1865: Acting Assistant Inspector General, Military Division of the Gulf
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1873: Major United States Army, 10th Cavalry Regiment
1867: Assistant Inspector General of 5th Military Division
1867 – 1869: Assistant Inspector General, U.S. Army Dept. of Missouri
1869 – 1873: Aide to Lt. General Philip Sheridan
1873 – 1878: Lt. Colonel and Military Secretary to Lt. General Sheridan
1878 – 1886: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1878: Brigade Commander in Bannock Campaign
1878 – 1880: Brigade Commander at Fort Walla Walla, Washington
1880: Witness before Warren Court of inquiry
1880 – 1885: Inspector of Cavalry, Military Division of the Missouri
1885 – 1886: United States Army, Commander of Fort Maginnis, Montana
1886 – 1894: Colonel of United States Army, 7th Cavalry Regiment
1886 – 1887: U.S. Army Commander of Fort Meade, Dakota Territory
1887 – 1890: U.S. Army Commander of Fort Riley
Helped develop and organize Instruction of light artillery and cavalry
1890 – 1891: Commander of U.S. Army, 7th Cavalry in Sioux Campaign
1890: Led the U.S. Army, 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Wounded Knee
1894 – 1897: Brigadier General in United States Army
1894 – 1897: U.S. Army, Commander of Department of California
1897: Major General of United States Army
1897: Retired from United States Army on May 13th
Died: October 24, 1906
Place of Death: Columbus, Ohio
Cause of Death: Paralysis
Age at time of Death: 72 years old
Burial Place: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
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