Tiemann Newell Horn (January 18, 1868 – May 5, 1923) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of World War I, he attained the rank of brigadier general.
Tiemann Newell Horn | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Tin"[1] "TNT"[2] |
| Born | January 18, 1868 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Died | May 5, 1923 (aged 55) Honolulu, Hawaii Territory |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1891–1923 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Service number | 0-225 |
| Unit | U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch |
| Commands | 13th Field Artillery Regiment 7th Field Artillery Brigade 7th Infantry Division |
| Wars | World War I |
| Spouse(s) | Myra Rivers (m. 1894) Mabel Tillou Young Davis (m. 1904) Isabel Howell (m. 1917) |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editTiemann Newell Horn was born to Daniel Tiemann Horn and Frances (Carpron) Horn[3] in Brooklyn, New York on January 18, 1868. He attended the schools of Plainfield, New Jersey, and was an 1886 graduate of Plainfield High School.[4][5] Horn attended the United States Military Academy and graduated number nine of 65 in the Class of 1891.[6]
Military career
editHorn was commissioned to the 3rd Cavalry and transferred to the 2nd Artillery. From 1903 to 1906, Horn was the ordnance officer and artillery engineer for the Southern Artillery District in New York. Horn also participated in the Jamestown Exposition in 1907. From 1911-1912, Horn graduated from both the Army School of the Line and the Army Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (now the United States Army Command and General Staff College).[6][7][8]
From 1915 to 1918, Horn was stationed in the Philippines and Hawaii. Horn was promoted to brigadier general on February 6, 1918.[6]
During World War I, Horn commanded the 7th Field Artillery Brigade and the 7th Infantry Division.[6] He was returned to his permanent rank of colonel on July 15, 1919.[8]
Later life
editIn 1920, Horn graduated from the United States Army War College in Washington, D.C.[8] He was commander of the 13th Field Artillery Regiment at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii when he died of a heart attack on May 5, 1923, while playing golf at the Oahu Country Club with Colonel Otho W. B. Farr.[9] Horn was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2] In 1930, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation allowing the general officers of World War I to retire at the highest rank they held, and his rank of brigadier general was posthumously restored.[6]
Personal life
editOn November 28, 1894, Horn married Myra Rivers, the sister of generals Tyree Rodes Rivers and William Cannon Rivers.[10] Mrs. Horn and their seven year old daughter Frances died in an accidental drowning in 1902.[11] In 1904, Horn married Mabel Tillou Young Prettyman Davis.[12] They later divorced, and in 1917, he married Isabel Howell Clinton.[13]
With his first wife, Horn was the father of a son, Tyree Rodes Horn, a career U.S. Army officer who attained the rank of colonel.[13][14] With his third wife, he was the father of a daughter, Adah Howell Horn.[13]
Tiemann was an Episcopalian and Mason.[6] He was also a member of the National Geographic Society, Naval and Military Order of the Spanish War, Military Order of Foreign Wars, Sons of the American Revolution, and General Society of the War of 1812.[3][12]
References
edit- ^ Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy (1921). Annual Report of the Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy. Saginaw, MI: Seemann & Peters. p. 103 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Funeral Services This Afternoon for Colonel T. N. Horn". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, HI. May 7, 1923. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Register of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Sons of the American Revolution. Empire State Society. 1899. p. 192. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Personal: Commencement Exercises of the High Schools". Plainfield Evening News. Plainfield, NJ. June 12, 1886. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Plainfield Graduates Index, 1870-1947 (with gaps), Plainfield Public Library. Accessed March 22, 2023. "Horn Tiemann M. High School 1886"
- ^ a b c d e f Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, North Carolina: Pentland Press, Inc. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-1-5719-7088-6.
- ^ Cullum, George Washington; Holden, Edward Singleton (1920). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y., from Its Establishment, 1902, to 1890: With the Early History of the United States Military Academy. Houghton, Mifflin. p. 576. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Official Army Register. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. January 1, 1923. p. 441. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Col. T. N. Horn Drops Dead On Golf Links Of Country Club". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, HI. May 6, 1923. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Anderson, W. P. (1945). Anderson – Overton: A Continuation of Anderson Family Records Published 1936 (PDF). Cincinnati, OH: Gibson and Perin Co. p. 112.
- ^ "Death In A Sail Boat: Mrs. Tiemann Horn and Daughter Drowned In Bay". Courier News. Plainfield, NJ. July 7, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Leonard, John W., ed. (1907). Who's Who In New York City and State (Third ed.). New York, NY: L. R. Hamersly & Company. p. 692 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Annual Report, p. 104.
- ^ "Col. T. R. Horn Dies". The York Dispatch. York, PA. December 7, 1962. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.