Frederick Vaughan Abbott

Frederick Vaughan Abbott (March 4, 1858 – September 26, 1928) was an Army officer and engineer who later became an American Brigadier General active in World War I.

Frederick Abbott
Brig. Gen. Frederick Abbott as Post Commandant in Washington D.C. in April 1918
BornMarch 4, 1858
DiedSeptember 26, 1928
Nonquitt, Massachusetts
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Corps of Engineers
Rank Brigadier General (National Army and posthumously US Army)
Commands heldCommandant of the Army Engineer School and Washington Barracks
Spouse(s)Sara Julie Dehon [1]

Early life

Abbott was the son of Brigadier General Henry L. Abbott and Mary Susan Everett Abbott of Beverly, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Flushing Institute in Long Island, New York and proceeded to enter the United States Military Academy where he graduated number one of sixty-seven in the class of 1879.[2] Abbott was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers and surveyed the boundary line between Maryland and Virginia.

Career

From 1900 to 1910, he served as the assistant to the Chief of Engineers in the United States Army. Later, he was simultaneously principal assistant to the Chief of Engineers, commandant of the Army Engineer School, and commandant of Washington Barracks. On August 5, 1917, Abbott was promoted to brigadier general in the national army. During the absence of the Chief of Engineers to France, Abbott became acting Chief and commanded thirty-five thousand engineer troops in the Washington, D.C. area.[3]

Abbott retired as Colonel on May 10, 1920, due to physical disabilities acquired in the line of duty.[3]

Death and legacy

Frederick Vaughan Abbott died at the age of seventy on September 26, 1928. In June 1930, he received a posthumous promotion to his wartime rank of Brigadier General.[2]

Personal life

Abbott was married to Sadie Julie Dehon of South Carolina. His wife was well connected in Charleston, being the granddaughter of the Episcopal archbishop of South Carolina. The couple had three children, two girls and one boy: Marion B. Abbott, Elinor R. Abbott, and Henry Dehon Abbott.[3]

References
  1. Davis, Henry Blaine (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh: Pentland Press Co. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-57197-088-6.
  2. Davis, Henry Blaine. Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1998. P. 1 ISBN 1-57197-088-6 OCLC 231779136
  3. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 1 ISBN 0-8379-3201-7 OCLC 657162692
Bibliography
  • Davis, Henry Blaine. Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1998. ISBN 1-57197-088-6 OCLC 231779136
  • Macfarland, Henry B. F. District of Columbia; Concise Biographies of Its Prominent and Representative Contemporary Citizens, and Valuable Statistical Data. Washington, D.C.: Potomac Press, 1908. OCLC 8580589
  • Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. ISBN 0-8379-3201-7 OCLC 657162692
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