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Lloyd Milton Brett (February 22, 1856 –
September 23, 1927) was a United States Army Brigadier
General who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor
in action on April 1, 1880 at O'Fallon's Creek, Montana. An
1879 graduate of West Point, he served in numerous campaigns
on the Western Frontier and later in the World War I. He
retired as a Brigadier General in 1919.
Education and army career
Brett was born near Dead River, Maine on February 22,
1856. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, in the 2nd
United States Cavalry upon graduation from West Point in
1879.
Brett married Emma Wallace (1865–1948) on February
7, 1887. He was promoted to Brigadier General on August 5,
1917. He served as Adjutant General, D.C. Militia
(1903–1908); superintendent, Yellowstone National Park
(1910–1916); commanded the 160th Infantry Brigade, Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Virginia, September 1917 and served overseas
with the 80th Infantry Division May 1918–June 1919 in World
War I.
He was also awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal (DSM), Officer of the Legion of Honor, and Croix de
Guerre. He died on September 23, 1927 and was buried in
Section 6 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife is buried
with him.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, 2d U.S.
Cavalry. Place and date: At O'Fallons Creek, Mont., 1 April
1880. Entered service at: Malden, Mass. Born: 22 February
1856, Dead River, Maine. Date of issue: 7 February
1895.
Citation: Fearless exposure and
dashing bravery in cutting off the Indians' pony herd,
thereby greatly crippling the hostiles.
(Source:
Wikipedia)
Timothy J.
Carter
Carter, Timothy J., lawyer,
congressman, was born (sic). He was secretary of the Maine
state senate in 1833; and county attorney m 1833-37. In
1837-38 he was a representative from Maine to the
twenty-fifth congress. He died March 14, 1838, in
Washington, D.C.
[Source: Herringshaw’s
National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five
Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and
Thought of the United States, by William Herringshaw, 1909 –
Transcribed by Therman Kellar]
NEAL
MITCHELL
Physician, surgeon, was born
Oct. 21, 1855, in Jacksonville, Fla. He attended the Maine
Wesleyan University, Lapham Institute, Amherst College, and
several medical colleges of New York and Brooklyn, and in
Berlin, Germany. In 1888 he was president of the board of
health in the yellow fever epidemic in Jacksonville; and is
one of the foremost physicians and surgeons in the
south.
[Source: Herringshaw's Encyclopedia Of
American Biography Of The Nineteenth Century: Accurate And
Succinct Biographies Of Famous Men And Women In All Walks Of
Life Who Are Or Have Been The Acknowledged Leaders Of Life
And Thought Of The United States Since Its Formation, 1901 –
Transcribed By Therman Kellar]
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