George Hamilton Cameron | |
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 George H. Cameron, pictured here as a major general, in October 1918. | |
| Born | January 8, 1861 Ottawa, Illinois, United States |
| Died | January 28, 1944 (aged 83) Staunton, Virginia, United States |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1883–1924 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit |  Cavalry Branch |
| Commands | Big Bend District, Texas United States Army War College Maneuver Center, Fort Benjamin Harrison 5th Cavalry Regiment 3rd Cavalry Brigade 25th Cavalry Regiment 78th Brigade 80th Brigade 4th Division V Corps Camp Gordon, Georgia United States Army Cavalry School |
| Battles / wars | American Indian Wars Spanish–American War Philippine–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) |
Major General George Hamilton Cameron (January 8, 1861 – January 28, 1944) was a United States Army officer who had a military career spanning over forty years, at the end of which he attained the rank of major general. Despite serving in numerous conflicts, perhaps his most notable service came in the final years of World War I, where he served as the first commander of the 4th Division, which he later commanded on the Western Front in mid-1918, before being promoted to the command of V Corps, which he led during the short Battle of Saint-Mihiel and then in the early stages of the Meuse–Argonne offensive, the largest battle in the U.S. Army's history, before he was suddenly relieved of his command.[1]
- ^ Zabecki & Mastriano 2020, p. 231.