James Trotter Leavy of Kentucky
- Appointed from Kentucky, Sergeant, Troop H, 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, 1 October 1861
- Second Lieutenant, 8 April 1862
- Honorably mustered out 26 December 1864
- Second Lieutenant, 7th U. S. Cavalry, 22 January 1867
- First Lieutenant, 31 July1867
- Retired 31 July 1868
- Wholly retired, 1 July 1869
- Private, Battery E, 4th U. S. Artillery, 3 September 1872 to 12 July 1874, under the name of Robert C. Carey
- Requested back on retired list, 2 April 1878 to date 31 July 1868
- Breveted First Lieutenant, 2 March 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
- Breveted Captain, 2 March 1867. for gallant and meritorious service int he capture of Savannah, Georgia
- Died 8 July 1893
LEAVY, JAMES T
- 1ST LT US ARMY RETD
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/08/1893
- BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 83-B
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
LEAVY, MARGARET D/O JAMES T
- DATE OF BIRTH: 04/01/1882
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/16/1970
- BURIED AT: SECTION I SITE 83- WH
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- DAUGHTER OF JT LEAVY, LT USA
LEAVY, MARGARET EATON W/O JAMES T
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/04/1938
- BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 83-B
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- WIFE OF JT LEAVY, LT USA
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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