Eugene was well educated. The executor of his father’s estate placed him with various teachers operating local private schools and in a military school in another part of the state. He later trained in dentistry with local dentists. 64 Instead of practicing private dentistry, Eugene chose to practice military dentistry. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in his late 20s and became a career soldier-dentist. He served 22 years, all very far from his South Carolina home. Texas, Hawaii and California were some of the places he was stationed. He served in the Spanish-American War and afterward was also stationed in the Philippines. 65
64 Abbeville County, South Carolina, Court of Ordinary, Returns for 1873, 1874, 1882, 1884 & 1887 by W.H. Bailey, Executor, James A. Bailey Estate; Box 186, Pkg. 4915, Abbeville County Probate Court, Abbeville. 65 Army Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, Eugene J. Bailey, 10 June 1892, Dallas, Texas, enlisted by Capt. Haigh; digital images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : 8 November 2020), citing NARA microfilm publication M233, roll 46. Also, Army Register of Enlistments, 1798- 1914, Eugene J. Bailey, 24 October 1895, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, enlisted by Lt. Carson; digital images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : 8 November 2020), citing NARA microfilm publication M233, roll 47. Also, Army Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, Eugene J. Bailey, 19 December 1898, San Francisco, California, enlisted by Lt. Sterrett, Spanish-American War; digital images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : 8 November 2020), citing NARA microfilm publication M233, roll 49. This record mistakenly identified his birthplace as Glenwood, North Carolina. Also, 1900 U.S. census, Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forces, population schedule, Jolo Island, enumeration district (ED) 176, sheet 8, Eugene J. Bailey; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 10 November 2020), citing FHL microfilm 1241840.
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