Robert Powell Page Wainwright
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Robert Powell Page Wainwright (May 18, 1852 - November 19, 1902) was a U.S. Army officer and West Point graduate, class of 1875, who served in the cavalry for most of his military career. He began his career as a second lieutenant in the US 1st Cavalry in 1875. Captain Wainwright contributed the chapter, "The First Regiment of Cavalry", to The Army of the United States: Historical Sketches of Staff and Line with Portraits of Generals-in-Chief published in 1896. During the next two decades he served throughout the frontier at several posts leading his troops through skirmishes and scouting patrols. Later he commanded a cavalry squadron at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba
during the Spanish-American War
. He died in 1902 while on active duty stationed in the Philippines.
He was married to Josephine Serrell and had three children, Helen Serrell Wainwright, Jennie Pound Serrell Wainwright and Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
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Robert Wainwright was part of a family with strong military tradition. His wife's father was General Edward W. Serrell
. Wainwright's son, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, was the commander of American and Filipino
forces during the Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)
. Ft. Wainwright, Alaska is named in his honor. Robert Wainwright's father was Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II
, a United States Navy
officer who was killed during the American Civil War
. Jonathan Wainwright, Jr.
, Major Wainwright's brother, was a U.S. Navy officer who was killed in battle in 1870 while fighting pirates off the west coast of Mexico.
Major Wainwright is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
.
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
The Battle of Santiago de Cuba, fought between Spain and the United States on 3 July 1898, was the largest naval engagement of the Spanish-American War and resulted in the destruction of the Spanish Navy's Caribbean Squadron.-Spanish Fleet:...
during the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
. He died in 1902 while on active duty stationed in the Philippines.
He was married to Josephine Serrell and had three children, Helen Serrell Wainwright, Jennie Pound Serrell Wainwright and Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV was a career American army officer and the commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World War II...
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Robert Wainwright was part of a family with strong military tradition. His wife's father was General Edward W. Serrell
Edward W. Serrell
Edward Wellman Serrell was a prominent American civil engineer during the mid 19th century. In 1861, during the American Civil War he helped raise a regiment of engineers from New York state, the 1st New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment for the Union Army and was appointed colonel of the...
. Wainwright's son, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, was the commander of American and Filipino
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
forces during the Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)
Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)
The Philippines Campaign or the Battle of the Philippines was the invasion of the Philippines by Japan in 1941–1942 and the defense of the islands by Filipino and United States forces....
. Ft. Wainwright, Alaska is named in his honor. Robert Wainwright's father was Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was killed in action.-Biography:...
, a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
officer who was killed during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. Jonathan Wainwright, Jr.
Jonathan Wainwright, Jr.
Master Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Jr. , son of Commander Jonathan Wainwright, was an officer in the United States Navy....
, Major Wainwright's brother, was a U.S. Navy officer who was killed in battle in 1870 while fighting pirates off the west coast of Mexico.
Major Wainwright is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...
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External links
- http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rpwain.htm