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Article: Union provost takes on the thankless tasks.(TRAVEL)(THE CIVIL WAR)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 18, 2004
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Byline: John E. Carey, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Generally unknown, unnoticed and little honored, the provost marshal general of the Army of the Potomac proved his worth as an invaluable right-hand man to the commanding general.
During a myriad of sometimes messy, often ugly and usually distasteful assignments, one man acted aggressively, diligently and with integrity, plus a dash of God-fearing, Bible-thumping religion: Marsena Rudolph Patrick (1811-1888).
Before the war, Patrick worked on the Erie Canal, taught school and attended the U.S. Military Academy. He served in both the Seminole War and the Mexican War. During the 1850s, he ...