Charles William Taylor of New York
Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1874 (60)
Second Lieutenant, 9th U. S. Cavalry 13 June 1879
First Lieutenant, 7 May 1884
Regimental Quartermaster, 12 February 1885 to 1 march 1889
Catpain, 28 July 1892
Major, 13th U. S. Cavalry, 22 February 1902
Breveted First Lieutenant, 27 February 1890, for gallant service in action against Indians in the San Andreas Mountains, New Mexico, 7 April 1880
TAYLOR, CHARLES W
- COLONEL US ARMY RETD
- DATE OF DEATH: 02/13/1939
- BURIED AT: SECTION SOUTH SITE 1974
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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