Paul Brodie of Scotland
- Appointed from New York Sergeant, COmpany F, 79th New York Volunteer Infantry, 13 May 1861
- Second Lieutenant, 1 March 1862
- First Lieutenant, 10 December 1863
- First Lieutenant, Signal Corps, 3 March 1863
- Breveted Captain of U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for long, faithful and meritorious services during the war
- Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service 4 September 1865
- Died 18 July 1898
BRODIE, PAUL
- 79TH NY INF
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/18/1898
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 704-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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