Education
United States Military Academy.
United States Military Academy.
West is an 1872 graduate of West Point. West served in the 6th Cavalry Regiment on the western frontier. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for rallying his men against a fortified position at Big Dry Wash, Arizona.
Morgan and Cruse are also Academy graduates.
West became Colonel of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in October 1906, and was retired on his 64th birthday in 1914.