Dwight H. Kelton of Vermont
Private, Company B, 98th New York Infantry, 29 January 1864
Captain, 115th U. S. Colored Infantry, 15 October 1864
Honorably Mustered Out 10 February 1866
Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry, 20 July 1866
First Lieutenant, 26 March 1868
Unassigned, 19 May 1868
Assigned to 10th Infantry, 15 December 1870
Captain, 16 February 1885
Retired 6 March 1888
KELTON, DWIGHT H
MAJOR RETD US ARMY
DATE OF DEATH: 08/09/1906
BURIED AT: SECTION WS/OF SITE 561
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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