Samuel McPherson Rutherford of Pennsylvania
Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 16 June 1888 (48)
Second Lieutenant, 8th U. S. Cavalry, 11 June 1892
Transferred to 4th U. S. Cavalry, 31 August 1892
First Lieutenant, 2 March 1899
Captain, 2 February 1901
RUTHERFORD, SAMUEL MCP
- COL U S ARMY RET PA
- DATE OF DEATH: 10/15/1941
- BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 143-B
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETER
RUTHERFORD, FLORENCE L W/O SAMUEL
- DATE OF BIRTH: 05/13/1875
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/15/1960
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 143-E ES
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - WIFE OF SM RUTHERFORD, COL USA
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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