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Robert Stockton Williamson He was buried at the Masonic Cemetery in San Francisco. Mount Williamson in California, a western woodpecker, the Williamson's sapsucker, and Williamson Mountain and the Williamson River in Oregon are named in his honor.
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Robert Stockton Williamson
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Robert S. Williamson
Born (1825-01-21)January 21, 1825
Oxford, New York
Died November 10, 1882(1882-11-10) (aged 57)
San Francisco, California
Place of Burial San Francisco Masonic Cemetery
Allegiance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States of America
Union
Service/branch
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United States Army
Union Army
Years of service 1848–1882
Rank
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Lieutenant Colonel
Unit Corps of Engineers
Battles/wars
American Civil War

Robert Stockton Williamson (January 21, 1825 – November 10, 1882) was an American soldier and engineer, noted for conducting surveys for the transcontinental railroad in California and Oregon.
 
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