Robert Clatworthy Allen
Born: June 22, 1834
Birthplace: Shenandoah County, Virginia
Father: Robert Allen 1794 – 1859
(Buried: Longwood Cemetery, Bedford, Virginia)
Mother: Frances Rebecca Harvey 1806 – 1873
(Buried: Longwood Cemetery, Bedford, Virginia)
Wife: Mary E. Wingfield
Education:
1855: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute
Occupation before War:
1855 – 1861: Attorney in Salem, Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Major of 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the First Battle of Manassas Virginia
1862: Elected Colonel of his regiment on April 20th
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Regimental Commander Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia
1862: Regimental Commander Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia
1862: Regimental Commander Second Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1862: Regimental Commander Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
1862: Regimental Commander at Battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland
1862: Regimental Commander at Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Regimental Commander in the Suffolk Virginia Expedition
1863: Led 333 men into the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Grabbed the Regimental Colors and went down in the Charge
1863: Killed on the 3rd Day Battle of Gettysburg in Pickett’s Charge
Died: July 3, 1863
Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 29 years old
Burial Place: Mass Grave in front of the Stone Wall, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
His name does not appear on the list of identified soldiers moved to Hollywood Cemetery he could possibly be buried as an unknown or still at the Stonewall in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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