Stephen Miller Foote
US Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Stephen Miller Foote (February 19, 1859 – October 30, 1919) was a career officer in the United States Army during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, and World War I, he specialized in Coast Artillery and attained the rank of brigadier general.
A native of La Salle Township, Michigan, Foote was raised in Michigan and Vermont. He graduated from New Haven, Vermont's Beeman Academy, then attended Middlebury College while teaching school. In 1880, he received appointment to the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1884. As an expert in harbor defenses, an important strategic consideration beginning in the 1880s, Foote served on both the east and west coats of the United States. During the Spanish–American War, he served in Cuba, including participation in the Siege of Santiago. He was posted to the Philippines during the Philippine–American War, and commanded a field artillery battery that was later reorganized as a coast artillery company.
As Foote continued to advance through the ranks, he commanded an artillery battalion and several coast artillery districts. In 1913, he graduated from the United States Army War College.
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