Charles Dudley Rhodes Charles Dudley Rhodes ( February 10 , 1865 – January 24 , 1948 ) was a United States Army Major General . He was a prominent commander of cavalry units from the Indian Wars through World War I , and was a lecturer and author . Early life . The son of Major Dudley Woodbridge Rhodes and Marcia Parrish , Charles D . Rhodes was nicknamed " Teddy " . He was born in Delaware , Ohio on February 10 , 1865 , and graduated from Columbian University ( now George Washington University ) in 1885 . In 1889 he graduated from the United States Military Academy , receiving a commission as a Second Lieutenant of cavalry . Early military career . Rhodes served in the 6th Cavalry Regiment during the final US Army campaign against the Sioux . Rhodes ' post - Indian Wars assignments included professor of military science at Ohio Wesleyan University and commander of a cavalry troop during the China Relief Expedition . Spanish - American War . Rhodes served with the 6th Cavalry Regiment in the Philippines during the Spanish - American War . He received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism at Cavite on the island of Luzon . Citation for Distinguished Service Cross . The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles D . Rhodes , Captain , U . S . Army , for extraordinary heroism in action near the barrio of San Nicolas , Pueblo of Bacoor , Cavite , Luzon , Philippine Islands , December 31 , 1901 . Captain Rhodes gallantly and fearlessly led an attack on a superior body of insurgents with two men of his troop , killing two of the enemy and wounding two , including their leader , and dispersing the remainder . General Orders No . 126 , War Department , 1919 Post Spanish - American War . Rhodes graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1908 . In 1911 Rhodes was an umpire at the mounted exercise conducted by the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia . Later in 1911 Rhodes and Paul Y . Malone took part in a confidential mission , traveling to Mexico disguised as journalists to assess the likelihood that Francisco I . Madero could remain in power if he won the presidency in the 1912 election . During the 1912 Connecticut Maneuvers Rhodes served as assistant chief of staff for the Red Division . In 1913 Rhodes was assigned as adjutant of the Cavalry Camp of Instruction at Fort Riley , Kansas , and from 1914 to 1917 Rhodes served as commandant of Fort Riley ' s Mounted Service School . From June to December Rhodes commanded the 21st Cavalry Regiment , which was reorganized as the 79th Field Artillery Regiment . World War I . During World War I he commanded the 157th Artillery Brigade . Rhodes later assumed command of the 42nd " Rainbow " Infantry Division , receiving temporary promotion to Major General . Within days of taking command of the 42nd Division in late 1918 Rhodes was injured in a plane crash , and turned the command over to Douglas MacArthur so he could recuperate . Post World War I . Rhodes graduated from the Army War College in 1920 . His post - World War I assignments included commander of the 34th Infantry Division and Chief of Staff of US forces in the Philippines . He was promoted to permanent Brigadier General in 1925 , and Major General in 1928 . Awards and decorations . Rhodes ' awards included the Distinguished Service Cross , Distinguished Service Medal and Silver Star . For his World War I service Rhodes received the Order of the Bath from Great Britain and the Legion of Honor from France . Career as an author . Rhodes was a writer and lecturer . He authored several books and magazine articles , as well as historical works on cavalry in the Civil War . His works include : History of the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac ( 1900 ) ; The Vicksburg Campaign ( 1908 ) ; Letters of a West Point Cadet : An Epic in Blank Verse of the Class of 1889 , United States Military Academy ( 1935 ) ; Chief Joseph and the Nez Perces Campaign of 1877 ( 1937 ) ; and Diary Notes of a Soldier ( 1940 ) . Beginning in the 1890s Rhodes also authored numerous articles and short stories which were published in magazines . Retirement and death . Rhodes retired from the Army in 1929 and resided in Washington , D . C . He died at Walter Reed Hospital on January 24 , 1948 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery , Section 3 , Site 1486 . External resources . Find A Grave page , Charles Dudley Rhodes , accessed April 25 , 2011 Arlington Cemetery . net page , Charles Dudley Rhodes , accessed April 25 , 2011 Overview of the Charles Dudley Rhodes diary extracts , Hoover Institution , Online Archive of California , accessed April 25 , 2011