Henry Warren Littlefield was born on 30 October 1842 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. During the Civil War he served as First Lieutenant of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He died on 19 December 1926 and was buried with military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.
NOTE: The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an infantry regiment that fought in the American Civil War, was one of the first official black units in the United States armed forces.
LITTLEFIELD, HENRY W
1ST LT CO K H 54TH MASS INF
- DATE OF DEATH: 12/19/1926
- BURIED AT: SECTION W E SITE 309
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
LITTLEFIELD, EMILY B W/O HENRY WARREN
- DATE OF DEATH: 01/24/1939
- BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 309
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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