William Newton Sage Major, United States Army |
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Appointed from New York, First Lieutenant, 137th New York Volunter Infantry, 3 Septembr 1862 Captain, 4 December 1863 Honorably mustered out 9 June 1865 Second Lieutenant, 39th United States Colored Infantry, 21 August 1865 First Lieutenant, 9 November 1865 Honorably mustered out 4 December 1865 Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant, 11th United States Infantry, 23 February 1866 Transferred to the 29th United States Infantry, 21 September 1866 Transferred to the 11th United States Infantry, 25 April 1869 Captain, 7 June 1879 Retired 19 September 1890 Major Sage died on 16 March 1906 and was buried
in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Edith A. Brainard
Sage (11 June 1834-March 1909) is buried with him. His son, William
Hamden Sage, Major General, United States Army (Medal of Honor, is
buried in Section 2.
SAGE, EDITH A W/O WM N
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