Walter Scribner Schuyler

Walter Scribner Schuyler (April 26, 1849 – February 17, 1932) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, and Mexican Border War, he attained the rank of brigadier general. A Cavalry officer, he carried out several high-profile command assignments over the course of his military service, including the 5th Cavalry Regiment and Military District of Hawaii.

A native of Ithaca, New York, Schuyler graduated from West Point in 1870 and began his military career as a second lieutenant in the 5th Cavalry Regiment. He served in the western United States throughout the 1870s and 1880s, and took part in the Yavapai War and Great Sioux War of 1876. During the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War, he was promoted to temporary colonel and commanded volunteer Infantry regiments.

During the later part of his career, Schuyler was an observer in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War, and commanded an independent cavalry brigade in San Antonio during the Mexican Border War. He retired in 1913, and worked as president and general manager of California's Sierra-Alaska Mining Company. He died at the Presidio of San Francisco on February 17, 1932, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Early life Walter S. Schuyler was born in Ithaca, New York, on April 26, 1849, the son of George W. Schuyler and Matilda (Scribner) Schuyler. He was a member of New York's prominent Schuyler family, and traced his lineage back to Philip Pieterse Schuyler the first prominent member of the family to settle in North America. Through his mother, Schuyler was a member of the prominent Scribner family, and his relatives included his uncle Charles Scribner.

Schuyler was educated in the schools of Ithaca and graduated from Ithaca Academy. He was then selected for attendance at the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1870 ranked 20th of 58. He was assigned to the Cavalry branch and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 5th Cavalry Regiment. They were the parents of a daughter, Angelica Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1885-1887).

In March 1921, Schuyler married Elizabeth Tamson Stanton (1885-1941) in Del Monte, California.

Later life and death After retiring from the military, Schuyler worked for several years as President and General Manager of California's Sierra-Alaska Mining Company. During World War I, he was offered the opportunity to return to active duty as U.S. military attaché in Paris, but planned surgery for a throat condition followed by an expected six-month convalescence compelled him to decline. Schuyler died in Letterman Army Hospital at the Presidio of San Francisco on February 17, 1932. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.