William Patrick Martin Captain, United States Army

William Patrick Martin of Ireland Appointed from Connecticut Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Company K, 1st U. S. Artillery, 28 march 1839 to 8 December 1847 Private, General Service, and Ordnance Sergeant, 21 August 1850 to 27 August 1861 First Lieutenant, Quartermaster, 3rd Rhode Island Volunteer Artillery, 27 August 1861 Resigned 12 September 1862 Captain, U. S. Volunteers, 30 August 1862 Breveted Major, U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritoriois service during the war Breveted Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, 15 May 1866, for faithful and meritorious service in the Subsistence Separtment Breveted Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, 11 December 1866 for faithful and meritorious service in the Subistence Department Honorably mustered our 27 December 1866 Captain, Quartermaster Department, 5 March 1867 Retired 20 March 1885 Died 19 March 1886 MARTIN, WM P CAPT U S A DATE OF DEATH: 03/19/1886 BURIED AT:   SITE 2 LOT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Posted: 5 August 2005