George H. Cameron
| George Hamilton Cameron | |
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| Born |
January 8, 1861 Ottawa, Illinois |
| Died | January 28, 1944 (aged 83) Staunton, Virginia |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1883–1924 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit |
7th Cavalry Regiment 4th Cavalry Regiment |
| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars |
American Indian Wars Spanish–American War World War I |
| Awards |
British Order of the Bath French Croix de Guerre French Legion of Honor |
| Relations | Nina Dean Tilford (1864–1960) (wife) Douglass Tilford Cameron (1894–1918) (son) Nina (1896–1965) (daughter) Margaret (1898–1984) (daughter) |
George Hamilton Cameron (January 8, 1861 – January 28, 1944) was a Major General in the United States Army.
George H. Cameron was born in Ottawa, Illinois on January 8, 1861. He attended Northwestern University, where he joined the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. In 1879 he began at the United States Military Academy. His classmates included Clarence Ransom Edwards and Omar Bundy, and he graduated in 1883 with a commission as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry.
Cameron's early assignments during the American Indian Wars were with the 7th Cavalry Regiment (1883 to 1891), including postings to Fort Meade, South Dakota. His subsequent assignments included the 4th Cavalry Regiment (1891 to 1895). While assigned to the 7th and 4th Cavalry, Cameron was also an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy (1888 to 1895).
From 1895 to 1898 he served with the 4th Cavalry at Fort Walla Walla, including assignment as the regimental quartermaster.
Cameron served on Luzon in the Philippines during the Spanish–American War, commanding A Troop, 4th Cavalry.
He was Secretary of the Cavalry and Field Artillery School of Application at Fort Riley from 1901 to 1906, and Assistant Commandant of the Mounted Service School at Fort Riley from 1907 to 1910.
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