Charles Greene Sawtelle Jr. of California
Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 15 June 1889 (37)
Additional Second Lieutenant, 7th U. S. Cavalry, 12 June 1893
Secon Lieutenant, 2nd U. S. Cavalry, 14 August 1893
Captain, Assistant Quartermaster of U. S. Volunteers, 3 June 1898
Honorably discharged from the volunteer service, 13 April 1901
First Lieutenant, 2nd U. S. Cavalry, 2 March 1899
Captain, 8th U. S. Cavalry, 28 February 1901
Died at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, 18 January 1908
Captain Sawtelle was the son of Charles Greene Sawtelle, Brigadier General, United States Army. His brother, Edmund M. Sawtelle, Captain, United States Army is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
SAWTELLE, MARY B W/O CHARLES G JR
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/24/1871
DATE OF DEATH: 02/18/1954
BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE 1192
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF CG SAWTELLE, JR, CAPT 8TH CAV USA
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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