George S. Patton

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Patton was born in San Gabriel, California, to George Smith Patton (September 30, 1856 – June, 1927) and Ruth Wilson, daughter of Benjamin Wilson, a prominent local land owner and politician. The Pattons were an affluent family.

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San Gabriel, California - September 30 - 1856 - June - 1927 - Benjamin Wilson

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Patton came from a long line of soldiers who fought and often died in many conflicts, including the American Revolution and, in particular, the Confederate side of the American Civil War. His paternal grandparents were Brigadier General George Smith Patton (June 26, 1833 – September 19, 1864) and Susan Thornton Glassell. The Brigadier General was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and later served in the 22nd Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861 – 1865). He was among the casualties of the Battle of Opequon (the Third Battle of Winchester).

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Soldier - American Revolution - Confederate - American Civil War - Brigadier General - June 26 - 1833 - September 19 - 1864 - Fredericksburg - Virginia - Confederate States of America - 1861 - 1865 - Battle of Opequon

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He left behind a namesake son who was born in Charleston, West Virginia, when that state was still part of Virginia. The second George Smith Patton was only a child during the American Civil War. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1877. He started a career as an attorney. He later notably served as the first city level District attorney of Pasadena, California and the first mayor of San Marino, California. He was opposed to the women's suffrage movement. He died in Los Angeles, California.

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Charleston - West Virginia - Child - Virginia Military Institute - 1877 - Attorney - City level District attorney - Pasadena - California - Mayor - San Marino, California - Women's suffrage - Los Angeles, California

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The future general was introduced by his father to the reading of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, the Bible, and the works of William Shakespeare. The father was also a friend of John Singleton Mosby, a cavalry hero of the Confederate States of America, serving first under J.E.B. Stuart and then as a guerrilla fighter. The younger Patton grew up hearing Mosby's stories of military glory. Apparently inspired by them, from an early age the young Patton sought to become a general and hero in his own right.

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Homer - Iliad - Odyssey - Bible - William Shakespeare - John Singleton Mosby - Cavalry - Hero - Confederate States of America - J.E.B. Stuart - Guerrilla

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