On July 1, 1898, he was shot during a charge across an open field in the Battle of San Juan Hill in Santiago de Cuba in southern Cuba. Within 15 minutes, he succumbed to his wound. His two successors, William S. Worth and Emerson H. Liscum, were also shot before Ezra P. Ewers, the fourth in command, assumed control.[1]
^ abCol. Charles A. Wikoff profile at 1-22infantry.org Retrieved January 11, 2007
^ abcdeJohnson, Rossiter (ed. in chief) (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. X. Boston, Massachusetts: The Biographical Society.
^That Body of Brave Men: The Us Regular Infantry and the Civil War in the West by Mark W. Johnson – 2003 ISBN0-306-81246-0
charles, wikoff, charles, augustus, wikoff, march, 1837, july, 1898, union, army, officer, serving, from, american, civil, until, became, most, senior, ranking, united, states, army, officer, killed, spanish, american, charles, augustus, wikoffwikoff, 1899, is. Charles Augustus Wikoff March 3 1837 July 1 1898 was a Union Army officer serving from American Civil War until he became the most senior ranking United States Army officer killed in the Spanish American War 1 Charles Augustus WikoffWikoff in the May 1899 issue of Harper s MagazineBorn 1837 03 03 March 3 1837Easton Pennsylvania U S DiedJuly 1 1898 1898 07 01 aged 61 near Santiago de Cuba CubaBuriedEaston Cemetery Easton Pennsylvania Allegiance United States of AmericaService wbr branch United States ArmyYears of service1861 1898RankColonelCommands held22nd U S InfantryBattles warsAmerican Civil War Battle of Shiloh Battle of Chickamauga Battle of Missionary RidgeAmerican Indian WarsSpanish American War Battle of San Juan Hill Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 American Civil War 2 2 Postbellum 2 3 Killed in action at Battle of San Juan Hill 3 Legacy 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editWikoff was born in Easton Pennsylvania and graduated from Lafayette College with both a bachelors and masters degree Career editWikoff began his career as a civil engineer under George B McClellan on the Illinois Central Railroad where he worked for two years from 1855 until 1857 2 American Civil War edit Further information Battle of Chickamauga Battle of Missionary Ridge and Battle of Shiloh In April 1861 at the outbreak of the American Civil War Wikoff enlisted as a private in the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment The following month in May 1861 he was commissioned first lieutenant in the 15th U S Infantry 2 He was shot in the left eye at the Battle of Shiloh and wore an eye patch throughout the rest of his life 3 He also participated in the Battle of Chickamauga and the Battle of Missionary Ridge for which he was a brevetted major He was promoted to captain in August 1864 2 Postbellum edit After the end of the Civil War Wikoff was transferred to the 24th U S Infantry and later to the 11th Infantry serving in Texas and The Dakotas He was promoted to major of the 14th Infantry stationed at Vancouver Barracks in December 1886 In November 1891 he was made lieutenant colonel of the 19th Infantry and served at Forts Wayne and Brady in Michigan In January 1897 he became colonel of the 22nd Infantry at Fort Crook Nebraska 2 Killed in action at Battle of San Juan Hill edit Further information Battle of San Juan Hill In 1898 in the Spanish American War Wikoff led the 22nd Infantry from Fort Crook to Cuba where he was transferred to lead the 3rd Brigade 2nd Division under the command of Major General William Rufus Shafter s V Corps On July 1 1898 he was shot during a charge across an open field in the Battle of San Juan Hill in Santiago de Cuba in southern Cuba Within 15 minutes he succumbed to his wound His two successors William S Worth and Emerson H Liscum were also shot before Ezra P Ewers the fourth in command assumed control 1 Wikoff was buried in Easton Cemetery in his native Easton Pennsylvania 4 Legacy editCamp Wikoff in Montauk New York through which American troops including Theodore Roosevelt returned after the Battle of San Juan Hill is named in Wikoff s honor 2 References edit a b Col Charles A Wikoff profile at 1 22infantry org Retrieved January 11 2007 a b c d e Johnson Rossiter ed in chief 1904 The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Vol X Boston Massachusetts The Biographical Society That Body of Brave Men The Us Regular Infantry and the Civil War in the West by Mark W Johnson 2003 ISBN 0 306 81246 0 Findagrave Profile Retrieved January 11 2007External links editCharles Augustus Wikoff at Easton Cemetery Charles A Wikoff at Historical Marker Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles A Wikoff amp oldid 1211102272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
