LUTHER SCOTT WELBORN

Luther Scott Welborn was appointed to the United States Military Academy. West Point, New York, on the recommendation of Congressman Milton S. Robinson, entering the Academy, July 1, 1875, where he remained until June 13, 1879, when he was graduated sixteenth in a large class and promoted in the army to

SECOND LIEUTENANT, 5TH CAVALRY, JUNE 13, 1879,

served: on Frontier duty at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, September 30 to October 1, 1879—Ute Expedition, to March 21, 1880—Fort Laramie, Wyoming. and Scouting, to May 22, 1882—and Fort McKinney, Wyoming (leave of absence, November 16, 1882, to March 13, 1883), to August 2, 1883; at the Military Academy as Assistant Professor of Mathematics, August 28, 1883, to October 2. 1884; on sick leave of absence, to April 27, 1885; on Frontier duty at Fort Reno, Indian Territory, to August 19, 1885,—Fort Supply, Indian Territory, to January 13, 1886; and on sick leave of absence, awaiting retirement,

(FIRST LIEUTENANT, 5TH CAVALRY, APRIL 21, 1887).

Retired from active service, for disability in the line of duty, April 17, 1891. Residence, Knightstown, Indiana.

Source: "Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana 1822- 1906" ⁴³⁷