William E. Birkhimer

William Edward Birkhimer
Born	March 1, 1848(1848-03-01) Somerset, Ohio
Died	June 10, 1914(1914-06-10) (aged 66) Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1864 - 1906
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	3rd U.S. Artillery
Battles/wars	American Civil War Moro Rebellion, Philippine American War
Awards	Medal of Honor
Relations	Williston B. Palmer, Charles D. Palmer (grandsons)

William Edward Birkhimer (March 1, 1848 Somerset, Ohio–June 10, 1914) was an United States Army Brigadier General and lawyer received the Medal of Honor while a Captain during the Philippine-American War. His career was long and varied, as he started as an Iowa private in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Contents 1 Career Dates 2 Medal of Honor citation 2.1 Bibliography 3 See also 4 References

Career Dates

• March 21, 1864, Private, 4th Iowa Cavalry
• June 15, 1870 Commissioned second lieutenant from United States Military Academy, US Artillery Corps
• 1873 Honor Graduate, Artillery School
• 1874-1876 Assistant Professor of Natural & Experimental Philosophy
• 1886-1890 Judge Advocate, Department of the Columbia
• 1889 L.L.D. University of Oregon
• 1899 Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (audencial) Manila, Philippines
• 1900, Colonel of volunteers, 28th Volunteer Infantry
• August 1, 1902 promoted to Major
• May 20, 1905 promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
• February 15, 1906 promoted to Brigadier General
• February 16, 1906 retired at own request

Birkhimer is the grandfather of Williston Birkhimer Palmer and Charles Day Palmer, brothers who became four star generals.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization: Captain, 3d U.S. Artillery. Place and Date: At San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands, May 13, 1899. Entered Service At: Iowa. Birth: Somerset, Ohio. Date of Issue: July 15, 1902.

Citation:

With 12 men charged and routed 300 of the enemy.

Bibliography

• "Military Government and Martial Law, by William E. Birkhimer, third edition, revised (1914), Kansas City, Missouri, Franklin Hudson Publishing Co". http://www.archive.org/details/militarygovmt00birk. Retrieved October 5, 2010. 

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients

References

• "William E. Birkhimer". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6127933. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
• "Arlingtoncemetery.net entry". http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wbirkhim.htm. Retrieved October 5, 2010. 
• "Home of Heroes entry". http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1900_wars/pi_birkhimer.html. Retrieved October 5, 2010. 
• "Iowa Medal of Honor recipients". http://www.state.ia.us/government/dca/shsi/museum/exhibits/medal-of-honor/birkhimer_edward_paw/index.htm. Retrieved October 5, 2010. 
• "Home of Heroes West Point Medal of Honor recipients". http://www.homeofheroes.com/e-books/mohS_westpoint/page_19.html. Retrieved October 5, 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Birkhimer, William Edward
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	March 1, 1848
Place of birth	Somerset, Ohio
Date of death	June 10, 1914
Place of death	Washington, D.C.