Francis Almon Field of Ohio
Served in the Army as Private and First sergeant, Company F, 8th U. S. Infantry, 29 August 1859 to 8 May 1862
Second Lieutenant, 11th U. S. Infantry, 14 April 1862
First Lieuenant, 20 June 1863
Regimental Adjutant, 5 December 1863 to 5 December 1866
Unassigned 14 April 1869
Breveted Captain, 2 July 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Honorably discharged 1 October 1870 at his own request
Died 4 August 1900
FIELD, FRANCIS A
CAPT 11 US INF CIV WAR
- DATE OF DEATH: 08/04/1900
- BURIED AT: SITE 478
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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