Eli DuBose Hoyle | |
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Born |
Canton, Georgia |
July 19, 1851
Died | July 27, 1921 Washington, D.C. |
(aged 70)
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1875–1915; 1918–1919 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands held | Battery L, 1st Field Artillery Regiment Recruit Depot, Fort Slocum 6th Field Artillery 4th Field Artillery Fort Riley Central Department 2nd Field Artillery District of Luzon, Philippines Fort William McKinley Department of the East |
Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War World War I |
Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Soldier's Medal |
Spouse(s) | Fanny De Russy |
Relations | Five children, including MG Rene Edward De Russy Hoyle BG René Edward De Russy (Father-in-Law) |
Eli DuBose Hoyle (July 19, 1851 – July 27, 1921) was a Brigadier General in the United States Army. He is most noted for his Command of the Port of Embarkation at Governor's Island in New York Harbor during World War I, for which he received the Distinguished Service Medal and Soldier's Medal.
Hoyle was born in Canton, Georgia on July 19, 1851, the son of George Summers Hoyle and Margareth Amanda (Erwin) Hoyle.
Hoyle graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1875, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Field Artillery. His brother George S. Hoyle and he were notable as two of the first post-American Civil War West Point students from former Confederate states.
During Hoyle's early years in the Army his service included: instructor at West Point; the military response to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877; and adjutant at West Point. During the Spanish–American War he served with 1st Division, 1st Corps in Puerto Rico, then as chief ordnance officer for 3d Division, 2d Corps in Athens, Georgia, and then as chief ordnance officer and provost marshal for the Department of Matanzas in Cuba, Feb. 2 to April 26, 1899.
Hoyle was promoted to: first lieutenant in 1883; captain in 1898; major (United States Volunteers) in 1898; major (regular Army) in 1903; lieutenant colonel in 1907; colonel in 1911; and brigadier general in 1913. He retired in 1915, but was recalled to active duty for World War I.