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End of an era for Arthur MacArthur's long Civil War service
Washington reports the retirement of Lieut Gen Arthur MacArthur from the US Army. Born 1845 in Springfield Massachusetts, he joined in 1862 at 17, rose from regimental adjutant to colonel, then major general, and led in the Spanish American War and Philippines. He never attended West Point, training began on the battlefield. He commanded troops in Manila and became chief in command and civil governor in 1900.
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