Charles Frederic Humphrey Sr. (September 2, 1844 – June 4, 1926) was a

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in the

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and a

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recipient.

Biography

Humphrey was born on September 2, 1844, in Tioga County, New York. He married Juanita Foster DaCosta and had five children. Two of their sons, Evan and Charles Jr., would become brigadier generals. Humphrey died on June 4, 1926, and is buried with Juanita, as well as Evan and another son, Marion, at

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.Burial Detail: Humphrey, Charles F
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Career

Humphrey originally joined the

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during the

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as a private in Company E of the Fifth Artillery Regiment of the Regular Army on 17 March 1863. He was promoted to first sergeant by the time he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the same regiment on 28 August 1866. He was promoted to first lieutenant on 21 May 1868 and captain and acting quartermaster on 23 June 1879. He was awarded the

for his actions during the American Indian Wars while he was a first lieutenant. His award citation reads:

Voluntarily and successfully conducted, in the face of a withering fire, a party which recovered possession of an abandoned howitzer and two Gatling guns lying between the lines a few yards from the Indians.

He rose through the ranks in the

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and served as a brigadier general of volunteers from September 1898 to June 1899. Later in his career he served in the

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and then succeeded

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as Quartermaster General of the Army with the rank of brigadier general on 21 April 1903. His retirement was effective as of July 1, 1907. General Humphrey was a companion of the District of Columbia Commandery of the

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Awards

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* Civil War Campaign Medal *

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* Spanish Campaign Medal *

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* Philippine Campaign Medal

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