Frederick W. Sibley

Frederick William Sibley
Born	(1852-10-17)October 17, 1852 Fort Phantom Hill, Texas, United States
Died	February 17, 1918(1918-02-17) (aged 65) United States
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D. C.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1874–1917 (USA)
Rank	Second Lieutenant First Lieutenant Captain (USA) Major (USA) Colonel (USA) Brigadier General (USA)
Unit	2nd U. S. Cavalry Regiment (1874–1902) 11th U. S. Cavalry Regiment (1902–1911)
Commands held	Commandant of Cadets 14th U. S. Cavalry Regiment (1911–1916)
Battles/wars	American Indian Wars Sioux Wars Big Horn Expedition Battle of Powder River Battle of Rosebud Sibley Scout Battle of Slim Buttes Spanish–American War served within Continental U.S. Border War Pancho Villa Expedition
Spouse(s)	Fannie Lane (June 26, 1866-September 4, 1923)

Frederick William Sibley (October 17, 1852 – February 17, 1918), was a career United States Army officer. In addition to serving during the Indian Wars, he was Commandant of Cadets at the United States Military Academy from 1908 to 1911.

Frederick W. Sibley was born at Fort Phantom Hill in Texas on October 17, 1852, to U.S. Army Colonel Caleb C. Sibley and Nancy Davenport-Sibley. In 1869 at the age of 16, Frederick was admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point from Georgia, and graduated in the class of 1874.

Sibley was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the 2nd United States Cavalry Regiment on June 17, 1874 and initially stationed in Nebraska before moving to Wyoming Territory. In March, 1876, he participated with Company E, 2nd Cavalry in the Big Horn Expedition, and on March 17, fought with his company in the Battle of Powder River, Montana Territory. Three months later on June 17, Sibley participated in the Battle of the Rosebud under General George Crook. The battle was a defeat for Crook's men, and they retreated to Goose Creek in Wyoming Territory.

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