Baker, Chauncey Brooke, Aug. 26, 1860 born at Lancaster, Ohio; July 1, 1886 graduated from West Point (41/77) and appointed 2ndlt., 7th U. S. Infantry Rgt. June 19, 1889 married Lucy McCook at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas; September 1890-April 1895 aide de camp and acting engineering officer to Gen. A. McD. McCook at Los Angeles, Calif. and Denver, Colo. at Headquarters, Departments of Arizona and Colorado; Sept. 20, 1892 1stlt. May 12, 1898 capt., assistant quartermaster, volunteers;
May-November 1898 chief quartermaster of 2nd Division, VII Corps; November 1898-August 1900 depot quartermaster at Havana; Jan. 7, 1899 maj., quartermaster, volunteers; March 2, 1899 capt., U. S. Army; August 1900-May 1902 chief quartermaster and depot quartermaster, Division and Department of Cuba; April 11, 1901 assigned to Quartermaster's Department with rank of capt. from March 2, 1899; June 30, 1901 discharged from volunteers; 1902-1903 chief quartermaster, Maneuver Division at Fort Riley, Kansas; July 1, 1902 transferred to Quartermaster's Department; October 1906-April 1909 chief quartermaster, Army of Pacification, Cuba; 1911 ltcol., deputy quartermaster general/depot quartermaster at Schuylkill Arsenal, Philadelphia; 1914 Vera Cruz expedition; 1917 briggen. 1917-1918 chief, Embarkation Service; 1921 retired as col. 1930 retired as briggen. Oct. 18, 1936 died at Washington, D. C. and buried in Arlington, Va. National Cemetery
Note: Through marriage related to the "Fighting McCooks" of Ohio including father-in-law MajGen. Alexander McCook
May-November 1898 chief quartermaster of 2nd Division, VII Corps; November 1898-August 1900 depot quartermaster at Havana; Jan. 7, 1899 maj., quartermaster, volunteers; March 2, 1899 capt., U. S. Army; August 1900-May 1902 chief quartermaster and depot quartermaster, Division and Department of Cuba; April 11, 1901 assigned to Quartermaster's Department with rank of capt. from March 2, 1899; June 30, 1901 discharged from volunteers; 1902-1903 chief quartermaster, Maneuver Division at Fort Riley, Kansas; July 1, 1902 transferred to Quartermaster's Department; October 1906-April 1909 chief quartermaster, Army of Pacification, Cuba; 1911 ltcol., deputy quartermaster general/depot quartermaster at Schuylkill Arsenal, Philadelphia; 1914 Vera Cruz expedition; 1917 briggen. 1917-1918 chief, Embarkation Service; 1921 retired as col. 1930 retired as briggen. Oct. 18, 1936 died at Washington, D. C. and buried in Arlington, Va. National Cemetery
Note: Through marriage related to the "Fighting McCooks" of Ohio including father-in-law MajGen. Alexander McCook
Baker, Chauncey Brooke, Aug. 26, 1860 born at Lancaster, Ohio; July 1, 1886 graduated from West Point (41/77) and appointed 2ndlt., 7th U. S. Infantry Rgt. June 19, 1889 married Lucy McCook at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas; September 1890-April 1895 aide de camp and acting engineering officer to Gen. A. McD. McCook at Los Angeles, Calif. and Denver, Colo. at Headquarters, Departments of Arizona and Colorado; Sept. 20, 1892 1stlt. May 12, 1898 capt., assistant quartermaster, volunteers;
May-November 1898 chief quartermaster of 2nd Division, VII Corps; November 1898-August 1900 depot quartermaster at Havana; Jan. 7, 1899 maj., quartermaster, volunteers; March 2, 1899 capt., U. S. Army; August 1900-May 1902 chief quartermaster and depot quartermaster, Division and Department of Cuba; April 11, 1901 assigned to Quartermaster's Department with rank of capt. from March 2, 1899; June 30, 1901 discharged from volunteers; 1902-1903 chief quartermaster, Maneuver Division at Fort Riley, Kansas; July 1, 1902 transferred to Quartermaster's Department; October 1906-April 1909 chief quartermaster, Army of Pacification, Cuba; 1911 ltcol., deputy quartermaster general/depot quartermaster at Schuylkill Arsenal, Philadelphia; 1914 Vera Cruz expedition; 1917 briggen. 1917-1918 chief, Embarkation Service; 1921 retired as col. 1930 retired as briggen. Oct. 18, 1936 died at Washington, D. C. and buried in Arlington, Va. National Cemetery
Note: Through marriage related to the "Fighting McCooks" of Ohio including father-in-law MajGen. Alexander McCook
May-November 1898 chief quartermaster of 2nd Division, VII Corps; November 1898-August 1900 depot quartermaster at Havana; Jan. 7, 1899 maj., quartermaster, volunteers; March 2, 1899 capt., U. S. Army; August 1900-May 1902 chief quartermaster and depot quartermaster, Division and Department of Cuba; April 11, 1901 assigned to Quartermaster's Department with rank of capt. from March 2, 1899; June 30, 1901 discharged from volunteers; 1902-1903 chief quartermaster, Maneuver Division at Fort Riley, Kansas; July 1, 1902 transferred to Quartermaster's Department; October 1906-April 1909 chief quartermaster, Army of Pacification, Cuba; 1911 ltcol., deputy quartermaster general/depot quartermaster at Schuylkill Arsenal, Philadelphia; 1914 Vera Cruz expedition; 1917 briggen. 1917-1918 chief, Embarkation Service; 1921 retired as col. 1930 retired as briggen. Oct. 18, 1936 died at Washington, D. C. and buried in Arlington, Va. National Cemetery
Note: Through marriage related to the "Fighting McCooks" of Ohio including father-in-law MajGen. Alexander McCook
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