Appointed from Illinois, Captain 71st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 22 July 1862
Honorably mustered out 29 October 1862
Captain, 17th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, 7 January 1864
Honorably mustered out 23 November 1865
Second Lieutenant, 9th U. S. Cavalry, 28 July 1866
First Lieutenant, 12 June 1867
Captain, 16 January 1870
Honorably mustered out 1 January 1871
Reappointed, Captain, 9th U. S. Cavalry, 1 May 1874 to rank from 16 January 1870
Breveted First Lieutenant and Captain, 2 March 1867 for gallant and meritorious services in battle
Died 12 December 1890
PARKER, CHARLES
CAPT 9 US CAV
DATE OF DEATH: 12/12/1890
BURIED AT: SITE 38-A
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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