Ext. Rare 14K USMA West Point 1880 Class Ring of eventual Major Pierce M. B. Travis

Military History:

Cadet at the US  Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1876, to x000D June 12, 1880, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 11th Infantry, June 12, 1880.

Served: on frontier duty at Camp Audenried, Oct. 1 to Nov. x000D 29, 1880, - Ft. A. Lincoln, Dakota Territory, Nov. 29, 1880, to Nov. 27, 1881, - Ft. Sully,

(First Lieut., 11th Infantry, Aug. 24, 1886) Dakota x000D Territory, to July 31, 1887; and in garrison at Madison Barracks, N. Y., Aug. x000D 9, 1887, to -----.

At Madison Barracks, N. Y. (Regimental Adjutant, July 28, x000D 1890 to July 28, 1894), to Oct. 10, 1891; at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., to May 4, x000D 1892; at Whipple Barracks, Ariz., to Oct. 29, 1894; Professor of Military x000D Science and Tactics at Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky., Nov. 12, 1894

(Captain of Infantry, 11th Infantry, April 30, 1897) to x000D April 23, 1898; with regiment at Mobile, Ala., and at Tampa, Fla., to July 22, x000D 1898; in Puerto Rico, in the war with Spain, to Aug. 13, 1898, being engaged in x000D the actions at Hormigueros, Aug. 10, and Las Marias, Aug. 13, 1898; with x000D regiment at Las Marias, P. R., to Oct., 1898; at Mayaguez, P. R., to Dec. 31, x000D 1898; Collector of Customs at Mayaguez, P. R., to May 22, 1900.

On leave of absence in Europe, May 22 to Oct. 8, 1900, when x000D he rejoined his regiment at Fort Columbus, N. Y.; en route to Philippines, x000D April 9 to May 20, 1901; at Ormoc, P. I., commanding post and sub‑stations of Palompon and x000D Albuera, May 23, 1901, to September, 1902; (Inspector of Customs and Captain of x000D the Port of Ormoc to Dec. 31, 1901); (Major, 28th Infantry, April 14, 1902) in x000D command at San Mateo to October, 1902; in  command at San Francisco de x000D Malabon to November, 1902; (Transferred to 11th Infantry, Dec. 31, 1902) and at x000D Caloocan to Jan. 3, 1903; at Camp Downs, P. I., to May 2, 1903; at Malate Bks., x000D Manila, to Feb. 12, 1904;

En route to U. S. to March 21, 1904; at Fort D. A. Russell, x000D Wyo., commanding Battalion, March 24, 1904, to May 1, 1906; at San Francisco, x000D Cal., to June 9, 1906; at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., the Sept. 20, 1906; absent x000D sick and on sick leave to March 6, 1907; at Moro Bks., Santiago, Cuba, with x000D regiment, March 21 to June 24, 1907; at Havana, Cuba, sick, June 25 to July 9, x000D 1907; at Washington Bks., D. C., sick to Jan. 27, 1908; on leave of absence to x000D May 15, 1908.

Major, U. S. A., Retired May 15, 1908, disability in line of x000D duty.

Died, Nov. 18, 1910, at Great Bend, Kans.: Aged 5Buried, x000D Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

Battles and engagements: — Hormigueros, Porto Rico, Aug. 10, x000D 1898; Las Marias, P. R., Aug. 13, 1898; recommended by Brevet Board for x000D gallantry at Las Marias.