He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry Branch of the United States Army and was assigned to the 19th Infantry Regiment , then stationed in Texas .
All of these men would , like Spragins , become general officers in the future .
Spragins was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry Branch of the United States Army and was assigned to the 19th Infantry Regiment , then stationed in Texas .
All of these men would , like Spragins , become general officers in the future .