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John F. (John Frank) Morrison
1857–1932
A career U.S. Army officer who also wrote practical books on infantry training and military leadership, he helped shape how officers studied tactics in the early twentieth century. His work reflects both field experience and a teacher’s eye for clear instruction.
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Training Infantry
by John F. (John Frank) Morrison
About the author
Graduating from West Point in 1881, John F. Morrison built a long Army career that included service in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, the Pancho Villa Expedition, and World War I. He rose to the rank of major general and became especially known for his influence on military education.
Much of that influence came through Fort Leavenworth, where his teaching and writing helped make the post an important center for tactical study in the U.S. Army. Later Army publications remembered him as a key figure in developing serious professional study of tactics and command.
As an author, he wrote books including Training Infantry and A Study in Troop Leading and Management of the Sanitary Service in War. Those works are direct, practical, and closely tied to the problems of organizing, training, and leading soldiers in the field.