Walter Scribner Schuyler | |
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| Born | April 26, 1849 Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1932 (aged 82) Presidio of San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1870–1913 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Cavalry Branch |
| Commands | Troop H, 5th Cavalry Regiment 203rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment 46th United States Volunteer Infantry Regiment Paso Caballos, Cuba 5th Cavalry Regiment Fort Huachuca Fort Ethan Allen Schofield Barracks Department of California Military District of Hawaii Fort Riley Mounted Service School Department of the Colorado Independent Cavalry Brigade Department of California 8th Brigade |
| Battles / wars | American Indian Wars Mexican Border War |
| Awards | Order of the Double Dragon (China) Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Miller Gardiner (m. 1883-1902, her death) Elizabeth Tamson Stanton (m. 1921-1932, his death) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relations | George W. Schuyler (father) Eugene Schuyler (brother) Charles Scribner (uncle) Charles Ashmead Schaeffer (brother-in-law) |
| Other work | President and General Manager, Sierra-Alaska Mining Company |
Walter Scribner Schuyler (April 26, 1849 – February 17, 1932) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, and Mexican Border War, he attained the rank of brigadier general. A Cavalry officer, he carried out several high-profile command assignments over the course of his military service, including the 5th Cavalry Regiment and Military District of Hawaii.
A native of Ithaca, New York, Schuyler graduated from West Point in 1870 and began his military career as a second lieutenant in the 5th Cavalry Regiment. He served in the western United States throughout the 1870s and 1880s, and took part in the Yavapai War and Great Sioux War of 1876. During the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War, he was promoted to temporary colonel and commanded volunteer Infantry regiments.
During the later part of his career, Schuyler was an observer in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War, and commanded an independent cavalry brigade in San Antonio during the Mexican Border War. He retired in 1913, and worked as president and general manager of California's Sierra-Alaska Mining Company. He died at the Presidio of San Francisco on February 17, 1932, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.