Francis Jarvis Patten of Maine
Appointed from Maine, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1873 (29)
Additional Second Lieutenant, 21st U. S. Infantry, 15 June 1877
Second Lieutenant, 17 June 1877
First Lieutenant, 22 September 1884
Resigned 28 September 1899
Died 12 November 1900 at New York City
PATTEN, FRANCIS JARVIS
1ST LIEUT US ARMY
- DATE OF BIRTH: 00/00/1853
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/12/1900
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 399
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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