James Madison Lancaster of Kentucky
- Appointed from Kentucky, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1857 (15)
- Second Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Artillery, 17 June 1862
- First Lisutenant, 24 June 1864
- Regimental Adjutant, 26 March to 24 September 1867
- Captain, 20 March 1879
- Breveted Captain, 13 March 1865, for good conduct and gallant service in the war
- Major, 4th U. S. Artillery, 29 October 1896
- Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd U. S. Artillery, 10 August 1900
- Died 5 October 1900
LANCASTER, JAMES M
- LT COL 34D REG US ART
- DATE OF DEATH: 10/05/1900
- BURIED AT: SECTION ES SITE 379
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
LANCASTER, OLEFFEY L W/O JAMES M
- DATE OF DEATH: 10/05/1900
- BURIED AT: SECTION W SITE LOT 379
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- WIFE OF JM LANCASTER, LT COL, USA
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