- Selden Allen Day of Ohio
- Served in the Army as Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Company C, 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 20 June 1861 to 4 February 1863
- Hospital Steward, United States Army, 4 February 1863 to 22 May 1864
- Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Artillery, 7 April 1864
- First Lieutenant, 28 July 1866
- Captain, 18 July 1886
- Transferred to the 1st U. S. Artillery, 7 May 1898
- Major, 5th U. S. Artillery, 14 May 1898
- Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901
- Lieutenant Colonel, 1 July 1901
- Retired 22 July 1902
- Breveted First Lieutenant, 3 June 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
- Breveted Captain, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious services during the war.
DAY, SELDEN A
- COL S A RTD
- DATE OF DEATH: 12/22/1918
- BURIED AT: SECTION S-S SITE LOT 4072
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
DAY, HELEN GARDENER WIDOW OF SELDEN A
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/26/1925
- BURIED AT: SECTION S SITE LOT 4072
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- WIFE OF SA DAY, COL USA RTD
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.
Reviewed by: Michael Howard