Orlando F. Smith was born in Virginia in 1848. During the 1880 United States Census he was residing in Washington, D.C. with his sister, Sarah J. Johnson, age 52, and two other persons, Sophia Johnson, age 19, and William C. Johnson, age 16. At that time Smith was employed as a foreman at a gas works.
SMITH, ORLANDO F
- PVT CO H, 17TH VA INF, CSA
- DATE OF DEATH: 01/16/1916
- BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 244-A
SMITH, MARGARET M W/O ORLANDO F
- DATE OF DEATH: 03/01/1917
- BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 244-A
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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