Rice W. Bailey – Second Lieutenant, Confederate States of America Army

Rice W. Bailey was born in October 1836 in Albemarle County, Virginia, son of Rice G. Bailey, a hotel keeper.

He enlisted as a Sergeant 2nd Class on April 1, 1861 at the age of 21 in Company A, 19th Virginia Infantry on May 12, 1861. He was promoted to Full Junior Lieutenant 2nd Class on February 13, 1862, and retired from Company A, 19th Virginia Infantry on April 29, 1862. His father also enlisted in the 19th Virginia.

Following the war he worked as a clerk in a hotel owned by his father in Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia. He married Susan A. about 1868 and they had six children.  Prior to his death he and his wife ran a hotel in Washington, D.C. They are buried together in Arlington National Cemetery.

Rice W. Bailey was born in 1839 at Albemarle, Virginia

BAILEY, RICE W
CO A)19TH VA INF C.S

• DATE OF DEATH: 04/08/1915
• BURIED AT: SECTION 18  SITE 248-A

BAILEY, SUSAN A W/O RICE W

• DATE OF DEATH: 04/08/1915
• BURIED AT: SECTION CONF  SITE 248-A

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF RW BAILEY, 2LT CO A 17 VA INF CSA

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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