Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . d the example ofhis father in making an extended European tour, andon his return to the U. S., travelled extensiveU- inCuba and ^lexico and made several expeditions to theRockv Mountain regfion, following the line of theXorthem Pacific R. R. On his return to Xew Yorkhe became concerned in the management of the exten-sive Astor estate, which includes a vast and highly-valuable amount of real estate in Xew York City,the Astors being the leading propert3- holders in theAmerican metropolis. Colonel Astors inherited sharein this
Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . d the example ofhis father in making an extended European tour, andon his return to the U. S., travelled extensiveU- inCuba and ^lexico and made several expeditions to theRockv Mountain regfion, following the line of theXorthem Pacific R. R. On his return to Xew Yorkhe became concerned in the management of the exten-sive Astor estate, which includes a vast and highly-valuable amount of real estate in Xew York City,the Astors being the leading propert3- holders in theAmerican metropolis. Colonel Astors inherited sharein this estate is a very large one, and his time, whennot engaged in other duties, is fully occupied in thecare of it. He is also a director in man^- banks andtrust companies, his duties in connection with whichabs-jrb much of his time. The military career of Colonel Astor began in1895, when he was appointed, with the rank ofcolonel, on the staflt of Governor Morton. On theoutbreak of the war with Spain, he manifested hispatriotic spirit b\- presenting a complete and fully. JOHN JACOB ASTOR COLONEL IN SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR AND CAPITALIST. 19 equipped and manned battery of artillery to thenational government. Shortly after the beginningof the war, on May 9, 1S98, he was commissionedInspector General, with the rank of Lt. Col. U. S. A.,and with orders to report to Major General J. and to accompany him on an inspectionof the camps of Chickamauga Park, Huntsville,Tampa, Key West, and other localities. Subsequentlyhe was detached and ordered to report to Major Gen-eral W. R. Shafter, at Tampa, Fla., for duty on hisstaflt and to accompany the army of invasion in the landing of the Army in Cuba, he took partin the operations of the Fifth Ami} Corps, beingactively engaged with it in the stirring events of thebattle, siege and surrender of Santiago de the surrender of the Spanish forces, he waschosen by Major General Shafter, commanding theArmy of Invasion,
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