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Written by COWAN, THOMAS, Jr.. 1st Lieutenant, Company B, 3rd Regiment, N.C. Troops. Resided in Brunswick County and appointed 2nd Lieutenant to rank from May 16, 1861. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on July 1, 1862. Wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862, and died in hospital at Washington, D.C., October 4, 1862. .” [North Carolina Troops-A Roster 1861-1865, North Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, Vol. 3:510-02]
- COWAN, THOS
- LT CO B 3 NC INF
- DATE OF DEATH: 10/05/1862
- BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 225
- 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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