Jacob Emanuel Bloom, Major, United States Army. Born: Cincinnati, Ohio. Died: Spokane, Washington. 1847-1939. Buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery adjacent to Edward J. Bloom.
Jacob Emanuel Bloom of Ohio.
- Appointed from Ohio, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1869 (7);
- Second Lieutenant, 4th U.S. Artillery, 13 June 1873
- First Lieutenant, 28 April 1875
- Resigned 1 January 1880
- Appointed Captain, Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers, 12 May 1898
- Honorably discharged from Volunteer service, 12 May 1899
- Captain, United States Army, 2 February 1901
Emma Cosgrove Bloom, the wife of Jacob Emanuel Bloom.
“Daughter, wife and mother of soldiers”.
Born: Buffalo, New York
Died: Fort Totten, New York
1858-1924
Edward Jacob Bloom, First Lieutenant, United States Army
4th U.S. Infantry.
Died in the line of duty.
1882-1908.
Edward Jacob Bloom of Ohio
Appointed from New York, Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Infantry, 2 February 1901
Pauline Suing Bloom, the wife of Edward Jacob Bloom. 1885-1940.
Edward John Bloom, Lieutenant, United States Navy Reserve
The son of Edward Jacob Bloom. and buried in the same site in Section 3
1908-1992.
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.
Reviewed by: Michael Howard