Robert Granderson Cole
Born: September 29, 1830
Birthplace: Manchester, Virginia
Father: George W. Cole 1790 – 1846
Mother: Caroline M. Wooldridge 1796 – 1851
Education:
1850: Graduated West Point Military Academy – (37th in class)
Occupation before War:
1850 – 1852: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Infantry
1852 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 8th Infantry
1855 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 8th Infantry
1861: Resigned from United States Army on January 28th
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Infantry, Confederate States Army
1861: Captain on staff of Brig. General Robert S. Garnett
1861: Major Commissary of Subsistence on Garnett’s Staff
1861 – 1862: Major Commissary of Subsistence, Gen. Johnston’s Staff
1862 – 1865: Lt. Colonel Commissary of Subsistence
1862 – 1865: Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Army of Northern Virginia
Occupation after War:
Planter in Florida and Businessman in Savannah, Georgia
Died: November 7, 1887
Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 57 years old
Burial Place: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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