Wint, Theodore J. - Major

Major Theodore J. Wint.

Major Theodore W. Wint of the Tenth Cavalry, one of the officers wounded, was born in Pennsylvania, and first saw service as a private in the Sixth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, in 1861. He was honorably mustered out of that service as a First Lieutenant, in November, 1864. He enlisted in the regular army as a private in February, 1865, and gained a commission as Second Lieutenant in the Fourth Cavalry on Nov. 24 of that year. In May, 1866, he was advanced to the rank of First Lieutenant. His commission as Captain was dated April 21, 1872, and on May 6, 1892, he was promoted to be Major of the Tenth Cavalry.

The New York Times, New York, NY 5 Jul 1898, Sketches of the Lives of Some of the Leaders Who Dared the Foe in Cuba and Were Shot Down.