History of Gray, (Cumberland County) Maine United States of America

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Royal Thaxter Frank, soldier, was born in Gray, Maine, May 6, 1836; son of Alpheus and Naomi (Stimson) Frank; grandson of James and Roxilana (White) Frank of Gray, Maine, and a descendant of Thomas and Anna (Babbage) Frank of Falmouth, Maine, where they settled prior to 1727. He was graduated from the U.S. military academy in 1858 as brevet 2d lieutenant of the 5th infantry. He was promoted 2d lieutenant and assigned to the 8th infantry, Oct. 19, 1858; 1st lieutenant, May 14, 1861; captain, Feb. 27, 1862; was transferred to the 1st U.S. artillery, Dec. 25, 1870; promoted major, Jan. 2, 1881; lieutenant-colonel and assigned to the 2d artillery Jan. 25, 1889; colonel, and assigned to the 1st artillery, Oct. 25, 1894, and brigadier-general, Oct. 18. 1899. He served in the civil war, 1861-65, and was brevetted major for gallant service in the Peninsula campaign, and lieutenant-colenel for gallant service at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. He commanded the U.S. artillery school at Fort Monroe, 1888-98, and was a member of the board of ordnance and fortification, 1895-98. In the Spanish-American war he was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers, May 4, 1898, and succeeded General Merritt in command of the military department of the East, serving in May and June, 1898; was in command of the 1st division of the 3d army corps, July and August, 1898; 3d army corps, September and October, 1898; commanded the department of the Gulf from April to October, 1898; the 2d division, 4th corps, November, 1898, to January, 1899, and the 4th corps, February and March, 1899.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Gray, (Cumberland County) Maine

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