Early Life and Education
Enoch Crowder was born in Edinburg, Missouri where he also attended Grand River College. Following education in the local schools, he tried his hand at farming and rural school-teaching. He entered the United States Military Academy in 1877, graduating in 1881. Lieutenant Crowder was assigned to the 8th Cavalry, then stationed near Brownsville, Texas. During this tour he studied law, and in 1884 gained admission to the Texas bar. The same year, Crowder obtained a long-sought transfer to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
In 1885, Lieutenant Crowder was given an assignment he sought – Professor of Military Science at the University of Missouri. Here he instructed two companies of cadets, working meanwhile toward a law degree which he obtained in 1886. Soon after obtaining his law degree, Crowder was promoted to First Lieutenant and ordered to rejoin his regiment as a troop commander in the Geronimo campaign. Following the end of that campaign in September 1886 he returned to the University of Missouri where he resumed teaching until 1889.
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