Owen Jay Sweet – Brigadier General, United States Army

Courtesy of Michael Stein

Brigadier General Owen Jay Sweet, U.S.Army
Born 4 September, 1845 in Kent, Connecticut
Died 4 January 1928
Lieutenant Colonel 1901
Colonel 1903
During the Civil War he participated in the battles of Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
He was the first officer to enter enemy´s fortifications at the capture of
Savannah.
Served with 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XII Corps, Army of the Potomac.
Served with XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland.
Commanding Officer, 3d Military District (Sulu & Archipelago),
Philippines 1899-01 Commanding Officer, 28th Infantry Regiment 1903-09
Commander, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, 1904-06
Commander, Mantanzas

Owen Jay Sweet of Connecticut
Appointed from New York, Second Lieuetnant, 137th New York  Infantry, 6 September 1862
First Lieutenant, 19 March 1863
Captain, 12 March 1864
Honorably mustered out, 9 June 1865
Appointed Second Lieutenant, 40th United States Infantry, 27 May 1867
Transferred to 25th United States Infantry, 20 September 1869
First Lieutenant, 19 August 1873
Captain, 19 October 1886
Major, 23 United States Infantry, 2 March 1899
Lieutenant Colonel, 21st United States Infantry, 13 April 1909
Colonel, 28th United States Infantry, 18 February 1903

SWEET, OWEN J

• BRIG GEN U S A RET
• VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
• DATE OF DEATH: 01/04/1928
• DATE OF INTERMENT: 01/07/1928
• BURIED AT: SECTION 6-E
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

Michael Robert Patterson

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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