Walter S. Schuyler
United States general
Died when: 81 years 297 days (981 months)Star Sign: Taurus
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Walter Scribner Schuyler (April 26, 1849 – February 17, 1932) was a career officer in the United States Army.A veteran of the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, and Mexican Border War, he attained the rank of brigadier general.
A Cavalry officer, he carried out several high profile command assignments over the course of his military service, including the 5th Cavalry Regiment and Military District of Hawaii.
A native of Ithaca, New York, Schuyler graduated from West Point in 1870 and began his military career as a second lieutenant in the 5th Cavalry Regiment.
He served in the western United States throughout the 1870s and 1880s, and took part in the Yavapai War and Great Sioux War of 1876.
During the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War, he was promoted to temporary colonel and commanded volunteer Infantry regiments.
During the later part of his career, Schuyler was an observer in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War, and commanded an Independent Cavalry Brigade in San Antonio during the Mexican Border War.
He retired in 1913, and worked as President and General Manager of California's Sierra-Alaska Mining Company.He died at the Presidio of San Francisco on February 17, 1932 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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