Oliver Wood of New York
- Appointed from Ohio, First Lieutenant, 22nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 17 April 1861
- Honorably mustered out 19 August 1861
- Captain, 22nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1 November 1861
- Major, 10 May1862
- Colonel, 16 September 1862
- Honorably mustered out 18 November 1863
- Colonel, 4th U. S. Veteran Volunteers, 29 December 1864
- Breveted Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for meritorious service during the war
- Honorably mustered 1 March 1866
WOOD, OLIVER
- BRIG GEN USA RET
- DATE OF DEATH: 01/24/1910
- BURIED AT: SECTION ED SITE 951
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WOOD, MARY WADSWORTH W/O OLIVER E
- DATE OF DEATH: 12/04/1910
- BURIED AT: SECTION E SITE LOT 951
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- WIFE OF OLIVER WOOD, BRIG GEN US ARMY
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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