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Colonel <em>Harvey Carbaugh</em> was appointed a cadet at the Military Academy as of July 1, 1878, and was graduated June 13, 1882, No. 12 in his class.</p>
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He was the son of Jacob and Julia Carbaugh. Born April 11, 1858, in Fulton County, Penna., he attended rural schools there and subsequently finished at the High School in McConnelsburgh, Penna. He taught in a rural school in his home county for a short time and then removed with his parents to a farm near Lanark, Ill. He also taught for a couple of terms in the first grade in the Brook-ville, Ill., school, before accepting his appointment to West Point.</p>
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On graduation he was appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 5th Artillery, and subsequently was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in that Regiment on April 25, 1888, serving at various stations in New York Harbor and taking the course of instruction in the Torpedo School at Willet’s Point, New York. April 2, 1890, he was detailed to be Captain and Acting Judge Advocate and as such served in the Departments of Texas and Dakota until April 7, 1894, when he rejoined his battery at Alcatraz Island, Cal. From 1894 to 1896 he was at the Artillery School, Fort Monroe, graduating in 1896 and rejoining his battery at the Presidio of San Francisco. Later he served at Fort Hamilton, N. Y. (1896-1898.)</p>
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May 12, 1898, he was appointed Captain and Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. Volunteers, and as such served with the 2nd Division, 5th Corps, in the campaign against Santiago de Cuba, being engaged in the battle of El Caney, July 1, 1898, and the siege of Santiago to July 17, 1898, for which service he received the Silver Star Citation. Promoted Captain, 4th Artillery, March 2, 1899, he continued on Judge Advocate duty at various stations in Cuba under his volunteer commission, being discharged as Lieutenant Colonel on April 17, 1899, and re-appointed as Major and Judge Advocate, U. S. Volunteers, as of the same date. In October, 1899, he came to Washington for duty in the office of the Judge Advocate General, and on February 2, 1901, was appointed Major, Judge Advocate, followed by promotion (December 18, 1902) to Lieutenant Colonel, Judge Advocate.</p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">After a short tour of duty in the Department of the Lakes, Chicago, Ill</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">., he went to the Philippines (February 3, 1902), where he served as Judge Advocate, Department of Luzon and Division of the Philippines. He returned to the United States in February, 1905, and served subsequently as Judge Advocate of Department of East, Department of Lakes, Central Division and Central Department until February 19, 1913. July 14, 1909, he was promoted Colonel, Judge Advocate, and on February 19, 1913, he was retired from active service at his request after 30 years’ service. On the outbreak of the World War he returned to active duty and served as Acting Judge Advocate, Charleston, S. C., September 1—September 18, 1917, and at the Central Department, January 16, 1918, to July 25, 1919, when he reverted to retired status.</span></p>
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After his retirement in 1913, Colonel Carbaugh took up his residence in Chicago and devoted himself to various public duties. He became Superintendent of Employment and member of Civil Service Board, South Park Commissioners, September 1, 1913, and continued as such until December 11, 1932.</p>
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Colonel Carbaugh seriously took up the study of law while stationed in or near New York City. On June 9, 1909, he was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Laws by Northwestern University in recognition of scholarship and services in organizing and conducting the first National Conference on Criminal Law and Criminology.</p>
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Colonel Carbaugh was always popular as a cadet from his plebe days onward, which was due in no small part to his gift of speech. As a part of the mild hazing of the period, when called on to “Recite the ‘Contents of the Candile Box,’ with appropriate gestures” he responded with such dramatic success that this stunt frequently became a part of the cadet shows of his times. He was generous and large hearted in all the contacts of life in and out of the service, as his hosts of friends could well testify, and as his success in various fields bore witness.</p>