John Bigelow Jr.

John Bigelow Jr.
Born(1854-05-12)May 12, 1854
New York City, New York
DiedFebruary 29, 1936(1936-02-29) (aged 81)
Washington, District of Columbia
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchBlack and white image of War Department seal prior to 1947. Later a color version was used for the Department of the Army. Department of War–Army
Years of service1877–1904 & 1917–1919
RankLieutenant colonel
Battles/warsIndian Wars
Spanish–American War
World War I
RelationsJohn Bigelow (father)
Poultney Bigelow (brother)
Other workTeacher and writer

John Bigelow Jr. (May 12, 1854 – 1936) was a United States Army lieutenant colonel. He was the subject of many articles on military frontier life in Outing Magazine published by his brother Poultney Bigelow and with sketches drawn in the field by the then young and obscure Frederic Remington. The book Frontier Cavalryman is based on his journals and service with the Buffalo Soldiers. He received a Silver Star and a Purple Heart for his actions in Cuba. He was assigned as a superintendent of Yosemite National Park in early 1904 and retired from the Army the following September. He became a teacher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later an author of several books. He was recalled to active duty in World War I and served in Washington, District of Columbia until 1919. He retired again and died in 1936 at age 81.[1]

  1. ^ Kinevan, Marcos E., brigadier general, USAF, retired (1998). Frontier Cavalryman, Lieutenant John Bigelow with the Buffalo Soldiers in Texas. Texas Western Press, The University of Texas at El Paso. ISBN 0-87404-243-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)