Alexander Bliss of Massachusetts
Appointd from New York, Captain and Assitant Quatermaster General of Volunteers, 3 February 1862
Captain, Assistant Quartermaster General, United States Army, 13 March 1863
Lieutenant Colonel, Quatermaster General, Unassigned, 20 April 1863 to 1 August 1865
Colonel, Quatermaster General, Unassigned, 7 May 1866 to 1 January 1867
Breveted Major, Lieutenant Colonel, and Colonel, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious services during the war
Resigned 30 March 1868
Died 30 April 1896
Buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery
BLISS, ALEXANDER
United States Army
DATE OF DEATH: 04/30/1896
BURIED AT: SECTION 1-W SITE 537-WS
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
BLISS, ELIZABETH BANCROFT D/O ALEXANDER
DATE OF DEATH: 01/15/1947
BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 537
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
DAUGHTER OF ALEXANDER BLISS, COL USARMY
BLISS, ELIZABETH VAN CROFT
DATE OF DEATH: 01/15/1947
BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 537
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
DAUGHTER OF ALEXANDER BLISS, COL, USA
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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