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Written by Thaddeus Sandord Kirtland of Connecticut
Served in the Army as Private, 18th U.S. Infantry, 1 October to 7 November 1861
Second Lieutenant, 18th U. S. Infantry, 30 October 1861
First Lieutenant, 22 July 1862
Transferred to the 3th U. S. Infantry, 21 September 1866
Captain, 28 July 1866
Transferred to 7th U. S. Infantry, 19 May 1869
Retired with the rank of Major, 10 July 1891
KIRTLAND, THADEUS S
- MAJOR USA RET
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/30/1906
- BURIED AT: SECTION W DIV SITE 322
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
KIRTLAND, W/O T S
- DATE OF DEATH: 08/27/1905
- BURIED AT: SECTION W DIV SITE 822
- 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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