William Alexis Thompson of Maryland
- Appointed from Maryland, Private, Company G, and Quartermaster Sergeant, 1st Maryland volunteer Infantry, 18 August 1862 to 3 June 1865
- Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Cavalry, 18 June 1867
- First Lieutenant, 31 July 1869
- Regimental Adjutant, 1 September 1877 to 1 March 1878
- Captain, 23 July 1879
- Major, 2nd U. S. Cavalry, 19 June 1897
- Retired 7 November 1898
- Brevet Captain, 27 February 1890, for gallant service in actions against Indians in the canyon near Red River, Texas, 27 and 28 September 1874 and at Las Lagunas Quatro,
- Texas, 5 November 1874
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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