Edwin Olney Gibson of New York
Appointed from New York, Second Lieutenant, 114th New York Volunteer Infantry, 3 September 1862
First Lieutenant, 1 November 1863
Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 8 June 1865
Second Lieutenant, 17th U. S. Infantry, 23 February 1866
Transferred to the 26th U.S. Infantry, 21 September 1866
First Lieutenant, 28 July 1866
Transferred to the 10th U.S. Infantry, 19 May 1869
Regimental Adjutant, 13 December 1871 to 1 June 1879
Captain, 21 May 1883
Retired 16 February 1885
Died 5 June 1902
GIBSON, EDWIN O
CAPT USA RET
- VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/05/1902
- DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
- BURIED AT: SITE LOT 562
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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