Commander Abercrombie-Miller and his wife are buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Their lives are continuing to be researched and any information would be appreciated.
Courtesy of Michael T. Stein:
Regarding Commander Frederick Augustus Abercromibe-Miller:
Official naval papers shows him as F. (Frederick) Augustus Miller He was born in Maryland.
He entered the Navy as a Volunteer Officer in August 1861
Transferred to regular Service August 1864
Served with South Atlantic Station 1868-69
Commissioned as Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, March 21 ,1870
Served onboard USS “New York” 1870
Served onboard USS “Mochican”, Pacific Fleet 1870-71
Stationed at New York Navy Yard 1872-74
Served onboard USS “Onward” 1875-76
Served with Bureau of Equipment 1877- ?
ABERCROMBIE-MILLER, FREDERICK A
COMDR US NAVY
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/08/1909
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE LOT 508
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
ABERCROMBIE-MILLER, ALICE TOWNSEND WIDOW OF FREDERICK
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/03/1921
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE LOT 508
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
ABERCROMBIE-MILLER, CHARLES TOWNSEND
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 508
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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