Arthur Macarthur

On September 5, 1912, Arthur MacArthur, Jr. Army general and father of of Douglas MacArthur,
died at the age of 67. From the article:

"Arthur MacArthur summary: Arthur MacArthur was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and he actually changed the spelling of his name to MacArthur after the Civil War. He moved to Milwaukee at a very young age with his family. The Civil War started when MacArthur was only 16 and by the time he was 17, he was already First Lieutenant of Wisconsin’s 24th Infantry.

Arthur MacArthur In the Civil War
MacArthur was already living in Wisconsin when the Civil War started and he saw action in Stone’s River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Franklin and the Atlanta Campaign. MacArthur served as an inspiration to the regiment when he planted its flag at Missionary Ridge at the same time he shouted “on Wisconsin.” He was awarded the medal of honor at the early age of 18. By the age of 19, he was known throughout the country by his new nickname “the Boy Colonel.” In January of 1864, MacArthur received a promotion to major and he was in charge of commanding his regiment at Resaca, Georgia. By June of the same year, he received another promotion to lieutenant colonel and that is when he led the troops to the Siege of Atlanta.

Arthur MacArthur After the War
After 1866, for 20 years MacArthur was posted throughout the south and the west. He became brigadier general in 1896 and fought in the Spanish-American War, eventually receiving an appointment as Governor of the Philippines. MacArthur died five years after returning to Milwaukee in 1907. He had a massive heart attack the 5th of September of 1912 while he was addressing veterans from the same infantry division in which he served, the 24th. He is buried at the Arlington National Cemetery in Northern Virginia."