William Edward Creary of New York
Appointed from Michigan, Private, Company F, 3rd Michigan Infantry, 13 May 1861
Transferred to 2nd Battalion, Volunteer Reserve Corps, 19 October 1863
Honorably discharged 10 June 1864
Appaointed Major, Paymaster, 23 June 1879
Retired 22 December 1892
Died 22 July 1899
CREARY, WM EDWARD
- MAJOR US ARMY RTD CIVIL WAR
- VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/29/1899
- DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
- BURIED AT: SITE LOT 448
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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