I have not yet learned her specific relationship to the family and her private memorial in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery has little other than her name and date of death (15 September 1872) thereon. The research continues.
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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