John Joseph O’Connell of Ireland
Served in the United States Army as Private, 3 February 1865 to 11 November 1867
Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Infantry, 28 October 1867
First Lieutenant, 28 June 1878
Captain, 14 April 1887
Major, 2 March 1899
Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd U. S. Infantry, 5 July 1901
Colonel, 30th U. S. Infantry, 20 April 1903
O’CONNELL, JOHN J
- BRIG GEN USA RETD
- DATE OF DEATH: 01/08/1927
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 1865 ES
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
OCONNELL, MARGARET L W/O J J
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/13/1910
- BURIED AT: SECTION WS 3 SITE 1865
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - WIFE OF JJ O’CONNELL, LT COL 3D US INF
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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