Francis Beach of Connecticut
Appointed from Connecticut, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1853 (16)
Brevet Second Lieutenant, 2nd U. S. Artillery, 1 July 1857
Second Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 29 December 1857
First Lieutenant, 29 April 1861
Regimental Adjutant, 14 May to 30 December 1861
Captain, 14 August 1862
Colonel, 16th COnnecticut Volunteer Infantry, 24 August 1862
Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 24 June 1865
Breveted Major, 17 September 1862, for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Antietam, Maryland
Breveted Lieuenant Colonel, 20 April 1864 for gallant and meritorious service during the siege of Plymouth, North Carolina
Retired 22 August 1871
Died 5 Febraury 1873
BEACH, FRANCIS
4TH U.S. ARTY
- DATE OF DEATH: 02/05/1903
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 1401
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
BEACH, FRANCIS C
CAPT 4TH US ARTY
- DATE OF DEATH: 02/05/1873
- BURIED AT: SECTION SOUTH SITE LOT 1401
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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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