William Burton Hughes of Tennessee
Appointed from Tennessee, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July1852 (43)
Brevet Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Infantry, 1 July 1856
Second Lieutenant, 9th U. S. Infantry, 30 September 1863
Major, Quartermaster, 29 May 1876
Lieuenant Colonel, Quartermaster Department, 15 February 1889
Colonel, Assistant Quartermaster General, 21 August 1896
Died 22 September 1896
HUGHES, WM B
- COL ASSIT QN GENERAL USA
- DATE OF DEATH: 09/22/1896
- BURIED AT: SITE LOT 150A
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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