Constantine Chase – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

Constantine Chase of Massachusetts
Appointed from Massachusetts, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Massachusetts Artillery, 9 September 1863
First Lieutenant, 15 October 1864
Breveted Captain, U.S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for faithful and meritorious service during the war
Honorably mustered out 18 September 1865
Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Artillery, 11 May 1866
Transferred to the 3rd U.S. Artillery, 28 September 1866
Breveted First Lieutenant, 2 March 1867, for gallant and meritorious service during the war
First Lieutenant, 26 March 1868
Regimental Adjutant, 12 to 22 April 1887
Regimental Quartermaster, 1 Mary 1887 to 13 April 1891
Captain, 13 April 1891
Tranferred to 4th U. S. Artillery, 20 April 1892
Major, 3rd U.S. Artillery, 154 December 1900
Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901
Lieuteant Colonel, 11 September 1901
Died 20 September 1902

During the 1880 U.S. Census He Was Residing At Fortress Monroe, Virginia, With The Family Of G. W. Getty:

Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father’s Birthplace Mother’s Birthplace
Geo. W. GETTY   Self   M   Male   W   60   DC   Soldier Usa   DC   VA
Eliza P. GETTY   Wife   M   Female   W   50   VA   Keeping House   DC   —
Carrie GETTY   Dau      Female   W   22   VA      DC   —
Margaret GETTY   Dau   S   Female   W   26   VA      DC   —
Maud GETTY   Dau   S   Female   W   18   DC      DC   —
George G. GETTY   Sister   S   Female   W   13   DC   At School   DC   VA
Cordelia SRIGGS   Other   M   Female   B   30   VA   Servant   VA   VA
Mary PARKER   Other   S   Female   MU   23   VA   Servant   VA   VA
Thornton HOLMES   Other   S   Male   B   21   VA   Servant   VA   VA
Constantine CHASE   Other   M   Male   W   35   MA   Soldier Usa   MA   MA
Mary CHASE   Wife   M   Female   W   28   DC   Keeping House   MD   MD
Mary L. CHASE   Dau   S   Female   W   2M   VA      MA   DC
Ross THOMAS   Other   S   Male   B   21   VA   Servant   VA   VA
Berie FRANKLIN   Other   S   Female   MU   19   VA   Servant   VA   VA
Rebecca TABB   Other   W   Female   MU   40   VA   Servant   VA   VA

CHASE, CONSTANTINE
LT COL ART CORPS US ARMY
DATE OF DEATH: 09/20/1902
BURIED AT: SECTION WSIDE  SITE LOT 70 A
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

Michael Robert Patterson

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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