Ezra Woodruff of Kentucky
Appointed from Kentucky Hospital Steward, 15th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, 3 December 1861
Assistant Surgeon, 15th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, 7 March 1863
Honorably mustered out 18 November 1863
Assistant Surgeon, United States Army, 16 November 1868
Major, Surgeon, United States Army, 23 April 1889
Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army, 2 February 1891
Retired 24 October 1901
Colonel Woodruff died in 1913 and was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Frances G. Woodruff (1844-1919) is buried with him.
WOODRUFF, EZRA
- COL USA RETD
- VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
- DATE OF DEATH: 03/12/1913
- DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
- BURIED AT: SECTION S DIV SITE 2529
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WOODRUFF, FRANCES G
- W/O COL USA RETIRED
- VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/02/1919
- DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
- BURIED AT: SECTION SS SITE 2529
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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