William Headley Osborne – First Lieutenant, United States Army

Born on February 14, 1870 and graduated from West Point in 1891, he died at Camp Wikoff, Long Island, on August 23, 1898 after having served throughout the campaign at Santiago, De Cuba in the Spanish-American War.

NOTE: He was the son of Edwin Sylvanius Osborne, Major General, United States Army and Member of Congress from Pennsyvlania.  He is buried near his Father in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.

Their second son, William Headley Osborne, born in 1870, graduated from the U.S. Military academy in 1891, served in the campaign against Santiago in the war with Spain as lieutenant in the 1st U.S. cavalry, and died of typhoid fever in the military camp at Montauk Point, New York, Aug. 23, 1898. General Osborne died in Washington, D.C., January 1, 1900.

William Headley Osborne of Pennsylvania
Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 16 June 1887 (21)
Second Lieutenant, 1st United States Cavalry, 12 June 1891
First Lieutenant, 31 May 1898
Died 23 August 1898

OSBORNE, WM H

• LT REGT 1 US CAV
• VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
• DATE OF DEATH: 08/23/1898
• DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
• BURIED AT: SECTION EAST  SITE 286
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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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