William E. Horton Major, United States Army |
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E. Horton of Connecticut
Appointed from Connecticut, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Company H, 11th Conncticut Volunteer Infantry, 16 December 1861 to 9 April 1864 First Lieutenant, 11th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, 9 April 1864 Resigned 5 October 1864 First Lieutenant, 8th United States Veteran Volunteers, 22 March 1865 Breveted Captain and Major of Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for meritorious and distinguished service at the battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia, 3 June 1864 Cashiered, 2 February 1866 First Lieutenant, 41st United States Infantry, 12 June 1867 Transferred to the 24th United States Infantry, 11 November 1869 Unassigned 16 November 1870 Honorably mustered out 1 January 1871 On his death, Major Horton was buried with
full military honors in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.
His wife, Josephine Julia Clarke Horton (25 April 1849-4 December 1922)
is buried with him. His son, William Edward
Horton, Brigadier General, United States Army, is buried in an adjacent
gravesite.
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