Brigadier General Edgar Zell Steever II (August 20, 1849 – January 19, 1920) was an American soldier.
Early life edit
He was born on August 20, 1849, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2] He was educated in Philadelphia before attending West Point, graduating second in his class in 1871.[1]
Career edit
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 the Red Cloud Agency. In 1872, Steever was detailed by Secretary of War Belknap as commander of the Palestine Exploration Society.[1][3] In the 1890s, Steever was engineer and secretary of the intercontinental railway commission. Steever served during the Spanish–American War and its aftermath, and was distinguished in the January 1900 Battle of Mount Bimmuaya. 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. In 1913, Steever was promoted to brigadier general, and he retired later that year.[1]
Personal life and death edit
He was married and had two sons, E. Z. Steever III and M. D. Steever. He died January 19, 1920, at his home at The Cairo. His funeral was at St. Thomas' Church and he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Brig. Gen. Steever, Retired, Succumbs. Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia) 20 Jan 1920, page 2, accessed via Newspapers.com
- ^ Ward L. Schrantz and Jeff Patrick (10 February 2009). Guarding the Border: The Military Memoirs of the Ward Schrantz, 1912-1917. p. 165. ISBN 9781603440967.
- ^ Moulton, Warren J. "The American Palestine Exploration Society." The Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research 8 (1926): 55–78.
Further reading edit
- Bleed, Peter; Scott, Douglas D.; Damm, Stephen (2013). Custer, Cody, and Grand Duke Alexis: Historical Archaeology of the Royal Buffalo Hunt. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-80618-894-2.
- Robinson III, Charles M., ed. (2003). The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 2: July 29, 1876--April 7, 1878. University of North Texas Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-1-57441-196-6.