| Thomas Quinton Donaldson Jr. | |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Death Place: | New York, New York |
| Burial Place: | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Occupation: | Military officer |
| Children: | 4 |
| Education: | United States Military Academy |
| Signature: | Signature of Thomas Quinton Donaldson Jr. (1864–1934).png |
Thomas Quinton Donaldson Jr. (1864–1934) was a United States Army Major General, who was a veteran of numerous American Indian Wars, including the Wounded Knee Massacre. His final command was Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Donaldson was born into a military family at Greenville, South Carolina on June 26, 1864.[1] After basic education through local schools, he enrolled at Patrick Military Institute. In 1887, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point.[2]
He married Mary Elizabeth Willson in 1892, and they had four children.[1]
Donaldson was a veteran of the American Indian Wars, having served in the 7th Cavalry Regiment under James W. Forsyth during the 1890 South Dakota Wounded Knee Massacre, and the ensuing White Clay Creek massacre.[3] Donaldson subsequently provided a multi-page hand-written account of the battle at Wounded Knee.[4] [5]
He was a veteran of the 1898 Spanish–American War, and saw World War I service at Governors Island in New York, as well as at Tours, France.[2] In 1920, he was made a colonel of the Inspector General's Department, during the pursuit of draft dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdoll who was later arrested for evading Article 58 of the Selective Service Act of 1917.[6]
Donaldson was put in charge of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas in 1928. Due to his ill health, he was replaced the same year by Major General William Lassiter.[7] He relocated to New York, where he died on October 26, 1934.[2] [6] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2]