William Newton Sage of New York. Born 26 February 1828
- Appointed from New York, First Lieutenant, 137th New York Volunter Infantry, 3 Septembr 1862
- Captain, 4 December 1863
- Honorably mustered out 9 June 1865
- Second Lieutenant, 39th United States Colored Infantry, 21 August 1865
- First Lieutenant, 9 November 1865
- Honorably mustered out 4 December 1865
- Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant, 11th United States Infantry, 23 February 1866
- Transferred to the 29th United States Infantry, 21 September 1866
- Transferred to the 11th United States Infantry, 25 April 1869
- Captain, 7 June 1879
- Retired 19 September 1890
Major Sage died on 16 March 1906 and was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Edith A. Brainard Sage (11 June 1834-March 1909) is buried with him. His son, William Hamden Sage, Major General, United States Army (Medal of Honor, is buried in Section 2.
SAGE, WM N
- MAJOR RETD USA
- DATE OF DEATH: 03/16/1909
- BURIED AT: SECTION OFF W SITE 359
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
SAGE, EDITH A W/O WM N
- DATE OF DEATH: 03/01/1909
- BURIED AT: SITE 359
- 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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