Edward O. Scaggs was born in Maryland in 1850. During the 1880 United States Census he resided at Berrys, Montgomery County, Maryland. He resided with his wife, Marion Scaggs, age 21 and born in Maryland. His occoupation was listed as farmer.
SCAGGS, EDWARD O
PVT B 1ST MD CAV CONFED STATES ARMY
DATE OF DEATH: 04/27/1933
BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 66-A
SCAGGS, MARION F W/O EDWARD
DATE OF DEATH: 12/20/1937
BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 68-A
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF EO SCAGGS, PVT CO B, 1ST MD CAV, CONFED STATES ARMY
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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