United States Army General. Major General in the Mexican War. He commanded troops that fought in conjunction with Winfield Scott during Scott's brilliant march to Mexico City, and commanded a division at the Battle of Cerro Gordo (April 17- 18, 1847). He successfully protected the American base at Vera Cruz from attacking Mexican forces. Again made a Major General at the start of the Civil War, he was given the responsibility to prevent Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's forces from joining the main CSA army in the First Bull Run campaign. He failed to do this, and Johnston's re-enforcement of Confederate troops already engaged at the battle helped turn the tide against the Union Army. His two sons were Union Brigadier General Francis E. Patterson, and Union Brevet Brigadier General Robert E. Patterson, both of whom are buried next to him.
United States Army General. Major General in the Mexican War. He commanded troops that fought in conjunction with Winfield Scott during Scott's brilliant march to Mexico City, and commanded a division at the Battle of Cerro Gordo (April 17- 18, 1847). He successfully protected the American base at Vera Cruz from attacking Mexican forces. Again made a Major General at the start of the Civil War, he was given the responsibility to prevent Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's forces from joining the main CSA army in the First Bull Run campaign. He failed to do this, and Johnston's re-enforcement of Confederate troops already engaged at the battle helped turn the tide against the Union Army. His two sons were Union Brigadier General Francis E. Patterson, and Union Brevet Brigadier General Robert E. Patterson, both of whom are buried next to him.
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Records on Ancestry
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Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
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Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
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