James R. Lindsay

James R. Lindsay
Black and white 1940 restored head and shoulders photo of Brigadier General James R. Lindsay in dress uniform, facing slightly right, looking front
From 1940's Seventy-first Annual Report of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy
Born(1865-08-12)August 12, 1865
Olney, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 25, 1940(1940-04-25) (aged 74)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Buried
ServiceUnited States Army
Organized Reserve Corps
Years of service1890–1921 (Army)
1921–1932 (Reserve)
RankBrigadier General
Service number0-13498[1]
UnitU.S. Army Infantry Branch
CommandsU.S. Army Detachment Pozorrubio
Company H, 13th Infantry Regiment
Casual Company, Fort McDowell
1st Battalion, 13th Infantry
Company L, 13th Infantry
3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry
62nd Infantry Regiment
15th Infantry Brigade, 8th Division
97th Division
Camp Cody, New Mexico
42nd Infantry Regiment
Springfield, Massachusetts Recruiting District
WarsSpanish–American War
Philippine–American War
United States occupation of Veracruz
World War I
Alma materUnited States Military Academy
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Spouse(s)
Eva Miller
(m. 1898⁠–⁠1940)
Children2
Other workProfessor of Military Science and Tactics, Louisville Male High School

James Robert Lindsay (August 12, 1865 – April 25, 1940) was a career officer in the United States Army. An 1890 graduate of the United States Military Academy, he was a veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, United States occupation of Veracruz, and World War I. During the First World War, Lindsay was promoted to brigadier general as commander of the 97th Division at Camp Cody, New Mexico. After the war, he was commissioned as a brigadier general in the Organized Reserve Corps and served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Kentucky's Louisville Male High School.

  1. ^ Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-5719-7088-6 – via Google Books.