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Brigadier General Edgar Zell Steever II (August 20, 1849 – January 19, 1920) was an American soldier.
Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia) 20 Jan 1920, page 2, accessed via
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Brigadier General Edgar Zell Steever II (August 20, 1849 – January 19, 1920) was an American soldier.
Early life
He was born on August 20, 1849, inPhiladelphia
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, Pennsylvania
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. He was educated in Philadelphia before attending West Point, graduating second in his class in 1871.Brig. Gen. Steever, Retired, SuccumbsEvening Star (Washington, District of Columbia) 20 Jan 1920, page 2, accessed via
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Career
As a lieutenant, Steever served in the Indian Wars. He was involved in hostilities against the Sioux in 1872 In October 1874, he and another officer of Company G of the third Cavalry led a show of force which quelled a possible uprising at the Flagpole Affair at theRed Cloud Agency
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. In 1872, Steever was detailed by Secretary of War Belknap as commander of the Palestine Exploration Society.Moulton, Warren J. "The American Palestine Exploration Society." ''The Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research'' 8 (1926): 55–78. In the 1890s, Steever was engineer and secretary of the intercontinental railway
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commission. Steever served during the Spanish–American War
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and its aftermath, and was distinguished in the January 1900 Battle of Mount Bimmuaya
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. He later became civil and military governor of the Sulu Archipelago. From 1911 to 1913, when tensions erupted along the US–Mexico border, Steever, then a colonel, was in command of the 4th cavalry at El Paso
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. In 1913, Steever was promoted to brigadier general, and he retired later that year.
Personal life and death
He was married and had two sons, E. Z. Steever III and M. D. Steever. He died January 19, 1920, at his home atThe Cairo
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. His funeral was at St. Thomas' Church and he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
References
Further reading
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Arlington National Cemetery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Steever, Earl Zell United States Military Academy alumni 1849 births 1920 deaths Military personnel from Philadelphia