Evan Harris Humphrey (March 5, 1875 – August 30, 1963) was a brigadier general in the

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Biography

Humphrey was born in Black Point, San Francisco, California on March 5, 1875. His father was major general and

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recipient

Charles Frederic Humphrey, Sr. Charles Frederic Humphrey Sr. (September 2, 1844 – June 4, 1926) was a Major general (United States), major general in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient. Biography Humphrey was born on September 2, 1844, in Tioga County, Ne ...

, his brothers were Brigadier General Charles F. Humphrey and

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Marion Bell Humphrey. Humphrey would marry Clara Swift, daughter of Major General

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and sister of Major General Innis P. Swift. He died in

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, Texas on August 30, 1963. Humphrey, along with Clara (1891–1942), are buried at

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Career

Humphrey would graduate from the

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in 1899 as a cavalry officer and was stationed in

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. From 1905 to 1906, he served in the Philippines. From 1910 to 1912, Humphrey was a troop commander in the 7th Cavalry. From 1912 to 1916, he was battalion commander in the

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. During

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, Humphrey served with the 346th Infantry, 87th Division at

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, Arkansas and

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, New Jersey. From August 1918 to February 1919, he was chief of staff of the 10th Division at

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, Kansas. From September 1920 to July 1924, Humphrey served at

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, Kansas. From 1920 to 1921, he was student at the School of the Line. From 1921 to 1922, Humphrey studied at the General Staff School. From 1922 to 1924, he was a cavalry instructor and then chief of the Cavalry Section. From August 1924 to June 1925, Humphrey was a student at the

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at Washington Barracks, now

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. From 1925 to 1929, he was an instructor at the Army War College before being named to command Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia and the

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until 1931. At

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, he was executive officer and chief of staff for the 1st Cavalry Division. In 1933, he returned to the Army War College as assistant commandant of the college and promoted to brigadier general in February 1935. In June, became commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Brigade and post commander at Fort Clark, Texas. In 1936, he was assigned to the Philippines as commanding general of the 23rd Brigade at

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, then commanding general at

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to April 1938. His final posting in 1938 was commanding general of the

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at the

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in Brooklyn, New York until his mandatory retirement on March 31, 1939. Humphrey also pulled a temporary stint as commanding general, Second Corps Area at

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, New York from July 30 to November 5, 1938, between the assignments of Major General

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and Major General

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References

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Evan Harris Humphrey
at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Humphrey, Evan H. 1963 deaths 1875 births United States Military Academy alumni Military personnel from California United States Army Cavalry Branch personnel 19th-century United States Army personnel United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni United States Army Command and General Staff College faculty United States Army War College alumni United States Army War College faculty United States Army generals Burials at Arlington National Cemetery