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James Franklin Bell: American Soldier For All Seasons

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During the Philippine-American War (after the Spanish-American War), both General Arthur McArthur and future U.S. President Taft agreed that “…James Franklin Bell was the most outstanding general.” President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to Bell, “congratulating him on his conduct of the war”. James F. Bell began his career as a lieutenant. An early duty was as part of a team surveying the boundary between the U.S. and Canada in the 1870’s. Later, as Captain Bell, he witnessed the surrender of Native American chiefs Joseph, Gall, and Sitting Bull. Learn more about this military officer who served in the Spanish American War.