Curtis Bushrod Hoppin of New York
Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1873 (35)
Additional Second Lieuenant, 1st U. S. Cavalry, 15 June 1877
Second Lieutenant, 2nd U. S. Cavalry, 25 June 1877
First Lieutenant, 22 September 1884
Captain, 10 June 1895
Major, 15th U. S. Cavalry, 23 March 1903
HOPPIN, CURTIS B
MAJOR 15 US CAV
DATE OF DEATH: 03/29/1905
BURIED AT: SITE LOT 1118
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
HOPPIN, ELIZABETH D W/O CURTIS B
DATE OF DEATH: 05/16/1928
BURIED AT: SECTION E-N SITE LOT 1119
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF CB HOPPIN, MAJOR 15TH CO US CAV
HOPPIN, JOHN DAVIDSON S/O CURTIS B
DATE OF DEATH: 12/06/1892
BURIED AT: SECTION E LOC SITE LOT 1119
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
SON OF CB HOPPIN, MAJOR 15TH US CAV
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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