He was born in Galena, Illinois, in a Polish-American family (origin family's name was Schwałka, as he once signed), and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1871.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1871. He was born in Galena, Illinois, in a Polish-American family whose ancestors spelled the name Schwałka, as he once signed.
He was born in Galena, Illinois, in a Polish-American family whose ancestors spelled the name Schwałka, as he once signed. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1871.
He was born in Galena, Illinois, in a Polish-American family whose ancestors spelled the name Schwałka, as he once signed. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1871.