Background
STOKES, Marcus Butler was born on December 6, 1867 in Colleton Company, South Carolina, United States. Son of William and Eliza Jane (Boulware) Stokes.
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Marcus Butler STOKES
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United States Naval Academy, 1 year. United States Military Academy, 1892. Various army Schools.
Career
C. First Lieutenant Infantry., Regular Army, 1898. Major. South Carolina Yol. Infantry., 1898; Lieutenant Colonel South Carolina Volunteer Infantry.
1898; Honorary mustered out of Volunteer Service, 1898. United States Collector of Customs, Cardenas, Cuba, 1899-1902. Captain Infantry., Regular Army, 1901.
Commanded Fort St. Michael, Alaska, 1906-1908. Prof, of Military Science and Tactics and Commandant of Cadets, Clemson Agricultural College, S.O., 1909-1912. Major, Regular Army, 1914.
Inspector Instructor., National. Guard, New Jersey, 1917. Lieutenant Colonel Regular Army, 1917.
Colonel 311 Infantry., 78 Division., National. Army, 1917; service in France, St. Mihiel and MeuseArgonne Campaigns, 1918. Colonel Infantry., Regular Army, 1920.
General Staff duty, 1922-1926. Commanded Forts Hamilton and Slocum. New York. 1926-1928; Chief of Staff.
Sixth Corps Area, Chicago, 111. since 1928.
Membership
Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington, District of Columbia), Union League, South Shore Country, Hamilton and Traffic (Chicago.
Connections
Spouse Anita Hall, June 20, 1901, Chester, S.
