10 Facts About Thomas Cruse

Thomas Cruse was a brigadier general in the United States Army who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 17,1882, at the Battle of Big Dry Wash, Arizona.

Thomas Cruse then began attendance at the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1879.

Thomas Cruse was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 6th United States Cavalry upon graduation.

Thomas Cruse was an honor graduate of the Infantry and Cavalry School in 1891.

Thomas Cruse graduated from the Army War College in April 1916 and was promoted to brigadier general in December 1916.

Shortly after his retirement, Cruse was accused of involvement in a scandal involving acquisition procedures which involved his employment with Chicago manufacturing agent Henry H Lippert.

Lippert and his son Ralph were arrested; they argued that they had not committed fraud, and that Thomas Cruse had not been employed by them until after his retirement from the military.

All three argued that Thomas Cruse had obtained an opinion from the Army's Judge Advocate General, Enoch Crowder, which indicated that becoming an agent of the Lippert company did not violate the law.

Thomas Cruse retired to Longport, New Jersey, where he wrote Apache Days and After.

Thomas Cruse died on June 8,1943, and was buried in Section 3, Lot 1763, of Arlington National Cemetery.