He graduated from the Military Academy in 1877 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Sixth Cavalry. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 3 January 1885. His first nine years of service were spent in Arizona and New Mexico during which time he commanded a unit of Indian Scouts.
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He served in the United States Army in the 6th Cavalry after graduating from West Point. Upon assignment to the American Southwest, Gatewood led platoons of ...
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Feb 17, 2013 · With the coming of the Civil War, John Gatewood, Jr. did enroll (June 3, 1861) as commanding officer of the “Tenth Legion Minute Men”… which ...
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Charles B. Gatewood (1853-1896) began his military career at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1873. Upon graduation four years later, he ...