Charles Gould Treat | |
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Nickname(s) | Jim [1] |
Born | Dexter, Maine | December 30, 1859
Died | October 11, 1941 Washington, D.C. | (aged 81)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1882–1922 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held |
Hawaiian Department 37th Infantry Division Western Department U.S. Military Mission to Italian Army Fort Stotsenburg |
Battles/wars |
American Indian Wars Spanish–American War World War I |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) |
Charles Gould Treat (December 30, 1859 – October 11, 1941) was a major general in the United States Army.
Charles Gould Treat was born in Dexter, Maine, on December 30, 1859, and was a direct descendant of Governor Robert Treat. [2] He was raised in Monroe, Wisconsin, and graduated from Monroe High School in 1878. His father, Joseph B. Treat, was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee and his grandfather, Nathaniel Treat, was a member of the Maine House of Representatives. Treat graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1882, and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Artillery. [3]
He attended Columbia Law School in 1884 and 1885, while stationed at Fort Schuyler. [4]
Treat served in Artillery assignments in the United States, including postings to the western states during the American Indian Wars and duty as aide-de-camp to Oliver O. Howard. [5] During the Spanish–American War he served in Cuba as Assistant Adjutant of an Artillery brigade. [6] From 1901 to 1905 he served as Commandant of Cadets at West Point. [7] Treat was inspector general for US forces in Cuba from 1906 to 1908. [8] In 1910 he graduated from the United States Army War College. [9]
Treat served on the Army's General Staff for several years, and commanded the Hawaiian Department in 1917. [10]
During World War I Treat commanded the 37th Infantry Division at Camp Sheridan, near Montgomery, Alabama, receiving temporary promotion to major general. [11] In 1918 he was assigned to command the Western Department, stationed at Fort Mason, California. [12]
He was chief of the U.S. Military Mission to the Italian Army from 1918 to 1919, and took part in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. [13] [14]
After the war Treat returned to his permanent rank of brigadier general and served as commander of Fort Stotsenburg, Philippines, remaining on active duty until retiring in 1922. [15]
In 1930 he was promoted to major general on the retired list. [16]
Treat received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his World War I service. He was also a recipient of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia) with swords and the Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. [17]
His Distinguished Service Medal citation reads:
Treat resided in Washington, D.C., and died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on October 11, 1941. [19] He is buried at West Point Cemetery, Section 1, Site B-25. [20]
In 1889 Treat married Margaret Louise Cornell, the daughter of John Black Cornell, a wealthy New York City businessman. [21] She died in 1921, and he later married Edith Pennington, the widow of Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey MacDonald (1858–1918) and daughter of Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington Jr. [22]
Treat's son Joseph Bradford Treat, son-in-law Archibald Vincent Arnold, grandson Archibald Vincent Arnold Jr., and great-grandson Archibald Vincent Arnold III all graduated from West Point. [23]
Charles Gould Treat | |
---|---|
Nickname(s) | Jim [1] |
Born | Dexter, Maine | December 30, 1859
Died | October 11, 1941 Washington, D.C. | (aged 81)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1882–1922 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held |
Hawaiian Department 37th Infantry Division Western Department U.S. Military Mission to Italian Army Fort Stotsenburg |
Battles/wars |
American Indian Wars Spanish–American War World War I |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) |
Charles Gould Treat (December 30, 1859 – October 11, 1941) was a major general in the United States Army.
Charles Gould Treat was born in Dexter, Maine, on December 30, 1859, and was a direct descendant of Governor Robert Treat. [2] He was raised in Monroe, Wisconsin, and graduated from Monroe High School in 1878. His father, Joseph B. Treat, was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee and his grandfather, Nathaniel Treat, was a member of the Maine House of Representatives. Treat graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1882, and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Artillery. [3]
He attended Columbia Law School in 1884 and 1885, while stationed at Fort Schuyler. [4]
Treat served in Artillery assignments in the United States, including postings to the western states during the American Indian Wars and duty as aide-de-camp to Oliver O. Howard. [5] During the Spanish–American War he served in Cuba as Assistant Adjutant of an Artillery brigade. [6] From 1901 to 1905 he served as Commandant of Cadets at West Point. [7] Treat was inspector general for US forces in Cuba from 1906 to 1908. [8] In 1910 he graduated from the United States Army War College. [9]
Treat served on the Army's General Staff for several years, and commanded the Hawaiian Department in 1917. [10]
During World War I Treat commanded the 37th Infantry Division at Camp Sheridan, near Montgomery, Alabama, receiving temporary promotion to major general. [11] In 1918 he was assigned to command the Western Department, stationed at Fort Mason, California. [12]
He was chief of the U.S. Military Mission to the Italian Army from 1918 to 1919, and took part in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. [13] [14]
After the war Treat returned to his permanent rank of brigadier general and served as commander of Fort Stotsenburg, Philippines, remaining on active duty until retiring in 1922. [15]
In 1930 he was promoted to major general on the retired list. [16]
Treat received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his World War I service. He was also a recipient of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia) with swords and the Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. [17]
His Distinguished Service Medal citation reads:
Treat resided in Washington, D.C., and died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on October 11, 1941. [19] He is buried at West Point Cemetery, Section 1, Site B-25. [20]
In 1889 Treat married Margaret Louise Cornell, the daughter of John Black Cornell, a wealthy New York City businessman. [21] She died in 1921, and he later married Edith Pennington, the widow of Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey MacDonald (1858–1918) and daughter of Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington Jr. [22]
Treat's son Joseph Bradford Treat, son-in-law Archibald Vincent Arnold, grandson Archibald Vincent Arnold Jr., and great-grandson Archibald Vincent Arnold III all graduated from West Point. [23]