John McClellan of Illinois
- Appointed from Minnesota, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 9 September 1863 (26)
- Second Lieuenant, 5th U. S. Artillery, 7 June 1867
- First Lieutenant, 5 January 1870
- Captain, 25 October 1894
- Major, Chief Ordnance Officer of U. S. Volunteers, 18 July 1898
- Honorably dischared from volunteers 12 May 1899
- Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901
- Major, Artillery Corps, 28 February 1901
MCCLELLAN, JOHN
- BRIG GEN USA RETD
- VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/24/1928
- DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
- BURIED AT: SITE 40-B
- 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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