Background
Russel, Edgar was born on February 20, 1862 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States. Son of Richard and Elizabeth (Williams) Russel.
Russel, Edgar was born on February 20, 1862 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States. Son of Richard and Elizabeth (Williams) Russel.
Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1887.
Commissioned Second lieutenant 3d Artillery, June 12, 1887. First lieutenant 5th Artillery, November 2, 1893. Translations to 6th Artillery, March 8, 1898.
Captain signal officer volumes, June 20, 1898.
Major signal officer, April 12, 1901. Honorary discharged volumes, June 30, 1901.
First lieutenant Signal Corps, United States of America, August 30, 1900. Captain, February 2, 1901.
Major, July 6, 1904; lieutenant colonel, July 1, 1916.
Colonel, April 12, 1917. Brigadier general North.A., October 2, 1917. Brigadier general United States of America, October 11, 1921.
Major general, December 5, 1922.
Retired from active service, December 6, 1922. Instructor chemistry and assistant professor of chemistry, mineralogy and geology, United States Military Academy, 1893-1898.
Commanded Signal Corps Company, Philippine Islands, 1898-1900. Chief signal officer, Department Southern Luzon, 1900.
Duty Office of Chief Signal Officer, Washington, District of Columbia, 1901-1903.
Assisted in laying Washington-Alaska Cable, 1903, and installing same, 1904. In charge Sitka-Valdez cable, 1904-1905. Assistant to chief of Signal Office, Washington, District of Columbia, 1906-1908.
Director Army Signal School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1908-1912.
Duty Office of Chief Signal Officer, Washington, District of Columbia, 1912-1915. Chief signal officer, Hawaii, 1916.
Same, Southern Department, 1916-1917. Chief signal officer, American Expeditionary Force, with General Pershing, May 29, 1917, until departure for United States, July 15, 1919.
Honorary discharged as brigadier general North.A., August 15, 1919.
Brigadier general United States of America, October 11, 1921. Signal officer, Eastern Department, New York City, September 3, since 1919. Recommended for bvts. by General Lawton and Major General MacArthur, “for exceptionally skillful and meritorious services,” in Philippine Islands
Member American Institute of Elctrical Engineering, Institute Radio Engs.
Married Florence Kimball, April.