Samuel L. Barr of Delaware
Appointed from Delaware, Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Infantry, 24 October 1861
First Lieutenant, 4 April 1863
Captain, 31 October 1866
Unassigned 19 May 1869
Honorably mustered out 1 January 1871
Died 10 October 1892
BARR, SAMUEL L
- 5TH U.S. INF
- DATE OF DEATH: 10/10/1892
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 211
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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