John Spotswood Garland of Michigan
Born 28 November 1822
Appointed from Michigan, Second Lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, 8 May 1847
First Lieutenant, 20 May 1849
Captain, 29 December 1857
Retired 29 November 1861
Died 6 October 1897
Buried in Section 1, Arlington National Cemetery
GARLAND, JNO S
- CAPT US ARMY
- DATE OF DEATH: 10/06/1897
- BURIED AT: SITE LOT 68-B
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
GARLAND, GERTRUDE D/O JOHN S
- DATE OF DEATH: 04/29/1940
- BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 68-B
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- DAUGHTER OF JS GARLAND, CAPT US ARMY RET
GARLAND, EMILY H D/O JOHN S
- DATE OF DEATH: 04/15/1944
- BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 68-B
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- DAUGHTER OF JS GARLAND, CAPT U S ARMY RET
GARLAND, HATTIE M D/O J S
- DATE OF DEATH: 10/17/1934
- BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 68-B
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- DAUGHTER OF JS GARLAND, CAPT U S ARMY RET
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