Q:Facts: - death place: washington , d.c. - caption: captain thomas h. patterson , ca. 1862 - placeofburial label: place of burial - death date: 9 april 1889 - allegiance: united states of america union - placeofburial: congressional cemetery - birth date: 10 may 1820 - name: thomas harmon patterson - branch: united states navy - image: thoshpatterson.jpg - birth place: new orleans , louisiana - rank: 35px rear admiral Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas h. patterson .
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thomas harmon patterson -lrb- may 10 , 1820 - april 9 , 1889 -rrb- was a rear admiral in the united states navy .