Charles Lawrence Woodhouse – First Lieutenant, United States Army

His private monument in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery reads:

“Charles L. Woodhouse
First Lieutenant – United States Army
Drowned In Laguna de Bay, Philippines,
Age 29 years, May 4, 1906

“Greater Love Hath No Man Than This,
That He Lay Down His Life For His Friends.”

Charles Lawrence Woodhouse of Nebraska
Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Company D 7th United States Artillery And Electrician Sergeant, 13 April 1898 to 6 August 1900
Second Lieuenant, 23rd United States Infantry, 25 July 1900
Transferred to the 28th United States Infantry, 4 September 1902

WOODHOUSE, CHARLES L
1ST LT 4TH US INF
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF DEATH: 05/04/1905
DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
BURIED AT: SECTION S DIV  SITE 1546
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

WOODHOUSE, CHAS L
1ST LT 4TH US INF
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF DEATH: 05/04/1905
DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
BURIED AT: SECTION S DIV  SITE 1546
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

Michael Robert Patterson

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.

Reviewed by: Michael Howard