John W. Chickering Ill of Illinois
- Appointed from Illinois, Captain, 88th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 27August 1862
- Brevet Major of U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
- Honorably mustered out, 17 Novembr 1865
- Second Lieutenant, 13th U. S. Infantry, 11 May 1866
- Transferred to 22nd U. S. Infantry, 21 September 1866
- First Lieutenant, 1 February 1868
- Unassinged 15 May 1869
- Assigned to 6th U. S. Cavalry, 1 January 1871
- Breveted First Lieutenant and Captain, 2 March 1867 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia.
- Cashiered 27 January 1875
- Died 8 March 1891
CHICKERING, JOHN W
- CAPT US ARMY
- CIVIL WAR
- DATE OF DEATH: 03/07/1891
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 11-A-ES
- 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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