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Written by Edwin Mortimer Coates of New York
Appointed From Illinois, Lieutenant, 11th New York Infantry, 7 May 1861
Resigned 4 August 1861
Second Lieutenant, 2nd U. S. Cavalry, 5 August 1861
Transferred to 12th Infantry, 20 September 1861
First Lieutenant, 24 October 1861
Captain, 11 April 1865
Transferred to 30th U. S. Infantry, 21 September 1866
Transferred to 4th U. S. Infantry, 3 March 1869
Major, 19th Infantry, 14 July 1890
Lieutenant Colonel, 16th U. S. Infantry, 28 November 1892
Colonel, 7th U.S. Infantry, 23 July 1893
Brevetted Captain, 1 August 1864 for gallant service in the battle of the Wilderness, Virginia and during the campaign before Richmond, Virginia
Retired 29 January 1900
Promoted to Brigadier General On The Retired List
COATES, E M
BRIG GEN USA RTD
- DATE OF DEATH: 09/13/1913
- BURIED AT: SECTION C L O SITE LOT 1171
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
COATES, MARGARET ANN C/O E M
- DATE OF DEATH: 01/17/1899
- BURIED AT: SECTION EAST SITE 1171
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- UNKNOWN RELATIONSHIP TO VETERAN
- E.M. COATES, BRIG GEN USA
COATES, ISAETTA S WIDOW OF EDWIN M
- DATE OF DEATH: 12/18/1946
- BURIED AT: SECTION EAST SITE 1171
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- WIFE OF EM COATES, BRIG/GEN USA RETD
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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