Clarence Edmund Bennett of New York
Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Milirary Academy, 1 July 1851 (25)
Brevet Second Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Infantry, 1 July 1855
Second Lieutenant, 10th U. S. Infantry, 16 August 1855
Regimental Adjutant, 1 October 1858 to 30 April 1860
Regimental Quartermaster, 30 April to 16 July 1860
Resigned, 10 September 1860
Appointed Major, 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, 9 February 1863
Lieutenant Colonel, 31 December 1863
Brevetted Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for faithful and meritorious service
Honorably mustered out, 15 August 1866
Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Cavalry, 23 February 1866
First Lieutenant, 28 July 1866
Captain, 17th U. S. Infantry, 22 January 1867
Major, 19th U. S. Infantry, 28 November 1893
Lieutenant Colonel, 11th U. S. Infantry, 27 June 1897
Retired 2 December 1897
Died 4 November 1902
BENNETT, CLARENCE E
United States Army
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/04/1902
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 4559WS
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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