Robert Howe Fletcher of Ohio
Appointed from Ohio, Secon Lieutenant, 21st United States Infantry, 27 July 1872
First Lieutenant, 23 April 1877
Brevetted Captain, United States Army, 27 February 1890 for gallant service in action against hostile Indians at Clearwater, Idaho, 11 and 12 July 1877 and at Cafion Creek, Montana, 13 September 1877
Retired from the active service, 21 October 1886
Captain Fletcher and his wife, Octavia Shreve Fletcher (1852-1933) are buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery among other family members (see The Fletcher Family)
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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