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Augustus P. Blocksom
Augustus Perry Blocksom (November 7, 1854 - July 26, 1931) was an American Army officer, who served as a general during World War I.[1] Early lifeBlocksom was born on November 7, 1854, in Zanesville, Ohio.[2] He attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in the class of 1877.[2][3] Military careerBlocksom was commissioned as a second lieutenant of cavalry on June 15, 1877. He later received a brevet to first lieutenant for gallantry at Ash Creek, Arizona, on May 7, 1880. He served in campaigns against the Apaches in Arizona, which included patrolling the Arizona-New Mexico border,[3] and in the Sioux Campaign of 1890 and 1891.[2] During the Spanish–American War, he was wounded in the attack on Battle of San Juan Hill and served from 1900 to 1902 in the Philippines.[2] Blocksom, then a major, was charged with investigating the Brownsville raid of 1906 and stated that the enlisted soldiers there were uncooperative in his investigation.[4] Blocksom also reported that no positive identifications of the raiders had been made and that tensions in the community were high.[5] He commanded a squadron of the Sixth Cavalry during the China Relief Expedition.[2] He was promoted to major general on August 5, 1917. He was the commander of Camp Cody until April 18, 1918.[2][6] He retired on November 7, 1918.[2] AwardsDeath and legacyBlocksom retired to Miami, Florida, where he died on July 26, 1931.[2] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 7, Lot 8005. References
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