William Lewis Pitcher – Colonel, United States Army

William Lewis Pitcher of Texas

Appointed from the District of Columbia, Cadet, United States Naval Academy, 30 June 1868 to 7 October 1870
Second Lieutenant, 10th U. S. Cavalry, 18 December 1871
Transferred to the 8th U.S. Infantry, 13 June 1872
First Lieutenant, 1 March 1882
Captain, 9 March 1891
Major, 4th U.S. Infantry, 20 October 1899
Transferred to the 28th U.S. Infantry, 28 October 1899

NOTE: Colonel Pitcher was the son of Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brigadier General, United States Army.  The Colonel and his wife, Anna BowieHarris Pitcher )died 29 December 1945) are buried adjacent to the General in a gravesite in Section 3.  In that same gravesite are buried his brother, John Pitcher, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, and John’s wife, Matilda C. Pitcher, 1864-1924.

PITCHER, WILLIAM LEWIS

• COL USA RET
• DATE OF DEATH: 10/24/1930
• BURIED AT:   SITE LOT 2046
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

PITCHER, ANNA BOWIE HARRIS W/O WILLIAM L

• DATE OF DEATH: 12/29/1945
• BURIED AT: SECTION SOUTH  SITE 2046
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
• WIFE OF WL PITCHER, COL 27TH US INF

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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