Charles Crawford (27 December 1866 – 28 December 1945) was a

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Army officer and an author. He served in the

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, the Philippines and

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Early life and education

Crawford was born in

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to Thomas Crawford and Margaret Parkhill. In 1889, Crawford graduated from the

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, where he was a classmate of future army general

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. Later, he graduated from the Army War College in 1912.

Military career

Crawford served as a second lieutenant in the 10th Infantry on the United States frontier between 1889–1895, which included military police duty in

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until 1890 and assisting the U.S. Commission in dealings with American Indian tribes; between 1891–1892 he organized an Apache Indian Company in the 10th Infantry. During the Spanish–American War he participated in the

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(1898) and was later commended for his bravery. Between 1903–1907 he taught at

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in the Infantry and Cavalry School and the

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. Crawford also served in the Philippines a number of times, first during 1890–1902 and again between 1909–1911. From 1913–1916 Crawford served on the General Staff of the U.S. Army, after which he was in Panama Canal Zone until 1917. During World War I, Crawford served with the American Expeditionary Force as a brigadier general of the National Army. There he commanded the 6th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division during the

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. In 1919, Crawford retired due to disabilities.

Personal life and death

Crawford lived in

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and died on 28 Dec. 1945 in an automobile accident. He was buried in Paola, Kansas. He was a

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and married to E.M. Miller (d. 1919), they had no children. Crawford was also an author of two books
''Six Months with the Sixth Brigade''
and ''Restarting Economic Theory''.

References

External links

Six Months with the Sixth Brigade at archive.org
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