Edward Davis of Kentucky
- Appointed from North Carolina, Second Lieutenant, 5th Kentucky Cavalry, 20 September 1862
- Resigned 2 November 1863
- Appointed Cadet, United States Military Academy, 20 October 1863 (48)
- Second Lieutenant, 3rd Artillery, 17 June 1867
- First Lieutenant, 14 April 1873
- Regimental Quartermaster, 1 May 1880 to 22 April 1884
- Captain, 1 September 1896
- Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901
- Major, Assistant Adjutant Genreal, U. S. Volunteers, 12 May 1898
- Honorably discharged from volunteer service, 15 April 1899
- Major, Artillery Corps, 1 July 1901
- Assisted to Adjutant General’s Department, 3 December 1902
- Brevetted First Lieutenant, 17 June 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Chicmauga, Georgia.
DAVIS, EDWARD
- BRIG GEN USA
- DATE OF DEATH: 08/02/1918
- BURIED AT: SECTION W/W L SITE 42-B
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
DAVIS, MARGARET J W/O DAVIS, EDWARD
- DATE OF DEATH: 04/01/1916
- BURIED AT: SECTION W D SITE LOT 42-B
- 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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