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Tasker Howard Bliss (December 31, 1853 - November 9, 1930) was Chief of Staff of the United States Army from September 22, 1917 until May 18, 1918. He was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. His parents were George Ripley Bliss and Mary Ann Raymond. His father taught Greek at the University of Lewisburg (now Bucknell University). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1010, 134 KB) Summary U.S. Army Gen. ...
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December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ...
1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
The Flag of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army The Chief of Staff of the United States Army (CSA) is the professional head of the United States Army who is responsible for insuring readiness of the Army. ...
September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
Lewisburg is a borough located in Union County, Pennsylvania, 30 miles (48 km) south by east of Williamsport and 60 miles (97 km) north of Harrisburg. ...
Bucknell University is a highly competitive university located along the Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 60 miles (97 km) north of Harrisburg. ...
After initially attending Bucknell where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Bliss graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1875. After graduation he was assigned to the artillery, then returned to West Point as an instructor in French. After the defeat of George Armstrong Custer at the Little Bighorn in 1876, Bliss asked for an assignment in the West, but was turned down and he remained at West Point. During the Russo-Turkish War, Bliss studied Russian to learn more about the campaign. ΦΚΨ (Phi Kappa Psi) is a U.S. national college fraternity. ...
The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA or Army — and sometimes, irreverently among the cadets themselves, as Whoops or Woopoo — is a U.S. service academy and Army fort. ...
George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839–June 25, 1876) was an United States Army cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. ...
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custers Last Stand, was an engagement between a Lakota-Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army that took place on June 25, 1876 near the Little Bighorn River in the eastern Montana Territory. ...
The Russo-Turkish Wars were a series of ten wars fought between the Russian Empire and the Turkish-ruled Ottoman Empire during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. ...
In 1882 Bliss married Eleanora E. Anderson. They had two children: Eleanora and Edward.
In 1885, Bliss was assigned to teach military science at the Naval War College. Because of his knowledge, Bliss was sent overseas to get information on military schools in England, France and Germany. Logo of the Naval War College The Naval War College (NWC) of the United States Navy is an education and research institution that specializes in developing ideas for naval warfare and passing them along to officers of the Navy. ...
When General John Schofield became commanding general of the Army, replacing Gen. Phillip Sheridan, Bliss became his aide. Bliss was then named special assistant to Secretary of War Daniel Scott Lamont. For John Schofield, the recipient of a Victoria Cross, see John Schofield (VC). ...
Philip Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888), a military man and one of the great generals in the American Civil War. ...
The Secretary of War was a member of the Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ...
Daniel Scott Lamont (1851-1905) was the United States Secretary of War during Grover Clevelands second term. ...
After the election of William McKinley, Bliss was posted to Spain as military attaché. He remained in this post until the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. He served in the 1st Infantry Division in Puerto Rico, as chief of staff to Major General James H. Wilson. The name Mckinley redirects here. ...
Combatants United States and Cuban rebel forces Spain Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 2,446 combat dead or wounded (US only) Cubans and Filipinos not counted. ...
Portrait of James Wilson during the Civil War General James Wilson graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1860. ...
In 1899, Bliss served as Collector of Customs in Havana, Cuba during the occupation, due to his knowledge of Spanish. This article is about the Cuban city. ...
In 1902, Secretary of War Elihu Root ordered Bliss to Washington, DC to oversee the reorganization of the Army. He was promoted to brigadier general. Brigadier General Bliss negotiated the U.S.-Cuban reciprocity treaty in 1902. In 1903 he served as the first president of the newly formed Army War College. Elihu Root Elihu Root (February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer and statesman, the son of Oren Root and Nancy Whitney Buttrick. ...
The United States Army War College is a U. S. Army school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, specifically in the historic Carlisle Barracks. ...
Bliss then served as commander of the Department of Luzon in the Philippines.
In 1909, he returned to the United States, again held command of the Army War College, then became assistant chief of staff to Major General Hugh L. Scott, the Army Chief of Staff. In 1915, Bliss was promoted to major general and Army Assistant Chief of Staff. Hugh L. Scott (1853-1934) was Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1914 to 1917, including the first few months of American involvement in World War I. Categories: Military biographical stubs | U.S. Army generals ...
At the outbreak of World War I Bliss oversaw the mobilization of American forces. In 1917, Bliss was promoted to general and appointed as Army Chief of Staff. When Bliss approched mandatory retirement age at the end of 1917, President Woodrow Wilson kept him on active duty. Wilson ordered Bliss overseas and in 1918, appointed him to the Supreme War Council. Bliss supported Ferdinand Foch as Supreme Allied Commander and also for the independence of the United States forces under the command of General John J. Pershing. Combatants Entente Powers Central Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties > 5 million military deaths > 3 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War I, also known as the First World War and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, War to End All Wars was a world...
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). ...
The Supreme War Council was a central command created by David Lloyd George to coordinate Allied military strategy during World War I. It was founded in 1917. ...
A monument to Ferdinand Foch in Paris. ...
General John Pershing John Joseph Black Jack Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army. ...
After the war, Bliss was a delegate on the Peace Conference.
Near the end of 1918, he was finally relieved from the General Staff and served as governor of the Soldier's Home in Washington, DC. Bliss retired from the military in 1927.
He died on 9 November 1930 in Washington D.C.. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ...
1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
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Arlington Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Robert E. Lees home. ...
Awards and decorations
This article concerns the United States Army Distinguished Service Medal. ...
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Knights badge of the Legion of Honour The Légion dhonneur (Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry first established by Napoléon Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic, on May 19, 1802. ...
Please see Order of the Crown for other decorations bearing this name Order of the Crown Belgium The Order of the Crown is an Order of Belgium which was first created in the year 1897. ...
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Commanders Cross The Order of Polonia Restituta (Polish Order Odrodzenia Polski) is a Polish Order (decoration), established on February 4, 1921. ...
References The National Cyclopædia of American Biography. (1931) Vol. XXI. New York: James T. White & Co. pp. 86-88. |
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