Elwell otis biography

---

Otis, Elwell Stephen 1838-

Military officer; born in Frederick City, Md., March 25, 1838; removed with his parents to Rochester, N. Y., early in life; graduated at the University of Rochesterin 1858, and at the Harvard Law School in 1861. In the summer of 1862 he recruited in Rochester, N. Y., a company of the 140th New York Infantry, with which he served throughout the Civil War, and was promoted lieutenant-colonel, Oct. 24, 1863. When the regular army was reorganized he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the 22d Infantry, July 28, 1866; served against the Indians in 1867-81; established the school of cavalry and infantry at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., in 1881; and commanded it till 1885. He was promoted brigadiergeneral U. S. A., Nov. 28, 1893; appointed a major-general of volunteers. May 4, [47] 1898; succeeded Gen. Wesley Merrittas military governor of the Philippine Islandsin August following; returned to the United Statesand was promoted major-general U. S. A., June 16, 1900. He is the author of The Indian question.

United States Army general

Elwell S. Otis
In office August 28, 1898 – May 5, 1900
President	William McKinley
Preceded by	Wesley Merritt
Succeeded by	Arthur MacArthur Jr.
In office March 4, 1899 – March 16, 1900
Governor‑General	Jacob Gould Schurman
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Bernard Moses (Taft Commission)
Born	(1838-03-25)March 25, 1838 Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Died	October 21, 1909(1909-10-21) (aged 71) Rochester, New York, U.S.[1]
Spouses	Louise Selden Louisa Bowman
Alma mater
Nickname	"Granny"
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1862–1902
Rank	Major General
Unit	140th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Commands	20th Infantry Regiment Eighth Army Corps
Battles/wars

Elwell Stephen Otis (March 25, 1838 – October 21, 1909) was a United States Armygeneral who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, the Philippi

•