George Henry Elliott of Massachusetts
Apponted from Massachusetts, Cadet, United Stats Military Academy, 1 July 1851 (4)
Brevet Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, 1 July 1855
Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Artillery, 1 July 1855
Transferred to the U. S. Engineers, 26 January 1857
First Lieutenant, 3 August 1861
Captain, 3 March 1863
Major, 7 March 1867
Lieuenant Colonel, 3 March 1882
Colonel, 18 May 1893
Retired 31 March 1895
Breveted Major, 13 March 1865, for meritorious service during the way
Died 23 March 1900
ELLIOTT, GEO H
COL ENGR CORPS, USA
- DATE OF DEATH: 03/23/1900
- BURIED AT: SECTION PLOT SITE LOT 69
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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