Richard Polk Strong Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army |
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Polk Strong of New York
Appointed from New York, Private, Company H, 71st New York State Militia, 20 April to 30 July 1861 Second Lieutenant, 139th New York Volunteer Infantry, 9 September 1862 to 18 June 1863 First Lieutenant, Signal Corps, 3 March 1863 Breveted Captain and Major of U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for faithfula and meritorious service Honorably mustered out 19 April 1866 Second Lieutenant, 7th U. S. Infantry, 23 February 1866 First Lieutenant, 1 May 1866 Unassigned 19 May 1869 Assigned to the 25th U. S. Infantry, 14 July 1869 Transferred to the 4th U. S. Artillery, 20 September 1869 Captain, 25 January 1889 Major, Chief Signal Officer of Volunteers, 20 May 1898 Honorably discharged from the Volunteer Service, 12 May 1899 Major, 1st U. S. Artillery, 15 July 1900 Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901 Assigned to Adjutant General Department, 28 February 1901 Retired 18 June 1901 Breveted Captain, 2 March 1867, for gallant and meritorious service in the capture of Fort Blakely, Alabama Died 29 April 1903 STRONG, RICHARD P LT COL USA DATE OF DEATH: 04/29/1903 BURIED AT: SITE 46-A ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY STRONG, MARIAM B W/O R P
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