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Capt Thomas Hamilton “Tug” Wilson

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Capt Thomas Hamilton “Tug” Wilson

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
25 Dec 1905 (aged 46)
City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3, Site 1720.
Memorial ID
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On February 21, 1895 as Thomas Hamilton Wilson, he married Suzan Engle Abercrombie at St Paul's of Chestnut Hill Episcopal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She was the daughter of Brigadier General John J. Abercrombie.
They had no children.

The Washington Post December 31, 1905
To Be Buried Here
Captain Thomas H. Wilson who died at Fort Logan on the 25th of the present month will be buried Thursday morning at Arlington National Cemetery with the usual military honors.

He enlisted in the United States Army as a private on September 24, 1878 in the 4th Cavalry, serving as a private, corporal and sergeant to August 1882. He was then appointed a second lieutenant in the 2d Infantry. On February 20, 1891, he was promoted to first lieutenant in the 5th Infantry. On July 1, 1898 he was promoted to captain. On January 1, 1899 he was assigned to the 2d Infantry. On November 3, 1904, he was appointed commissary of his regiment. He was a graduate of the American and German Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.
Source: Army and Navy Journal December 30, 1905.
On February 21, 1895 as Thomas Hamilton Wilson, he married Suzan Engle Abercrombie at St Paul's of Chestnut Hill Episcopal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She was the daughter of Brigadier General John J. Abercrombie.
They had no children.

The Washington Post December 31, 1905
To Be Buried Here
Captain Thomas H. Wilson who died at Fort Logan on the 25th of the present month will be buried Thursday morning at Arlington National Cemetery with the usual military honors.

He enlisted in the United States Army as a private on September 24, 1878 in the 4th Cavalry, serving as a private, corporal and sergeant to August 1882. He was then appointed a second lieutenant in the 2d Infantry. On February 20, 1891, he was promoted to first lieutenant in the 5th Infantry. On July 1, 1898 he was promoted to captain. On January 1, 1899 he was assigned to the 2d Infantry. On November 3, 1904, he was appointed commissary of his regiment. He was a graduate of the American and German Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.
Source: Army and Navy Journal December 30, 1905.


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  • Added: Sep 21, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42229858/thomas_hamilton-wilson: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Thomas Hamilton “Tug” Wilson (7 Apr 1859–25 Dec 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42229858, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).