John Bigelow Jr. | |
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| Born | May 12, 1854 New York City, New York |
| Died | February 29, 1936 (aged 81) Washington, District of Columbia |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  Department of War–Army |
| Years of service | 1877–1904 & 1917–1919 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles / wars | Indian Wars Spanish–American War World War I |
| Relations | John Bigelow (father) Poultney Bigelow (brother) |
| Other work | Teacher 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]
- ^ 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.
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