Robert Allen
Born: March 15, 1811
Birthplace: West Point, Ohio
Father: James Allen 1776 – 1848
Mother: Jane Hethwood 1775 – 1845
Education:
1836: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (33rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1836: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1836 – 1838: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1836: Served on Engineering Duty for United States Army
1838 – 1846: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1838: Helped Transfer Native Americans to the West
1838 – 1840: Served on Recruiting Duty for United States Army
1846 – 1861: Captain and Assistant Quartermaster
1847: Served on Quartermaster Duty under General Twiggs
1847: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Cerro Gordo
1847: Captain, U.S. Army, 2nd Artillery – (October 19th vacated)
1849 – 1852: Chief Quartermaster for U.S. Army, Pacific Division
1849: Treasurer of Military, Government of California
1854 – 1861: Chief Quartermaster, U.S. Army, Pacific Division
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1866: Major, United States Army, Quartermaster Staff
1861 – 1863: Chief Quartermaster, Department of Missouri
1862 – 1863: Colonel and Aide – de – camp in the Union Army
1863 – 1866: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1863 – 1866: Chief Quartermaster for Mississippi Valley
1864: Breveted Lt. Colonel and Brigadier General in U.S. Army
1866 – 1878: Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster General, U.S. Army
1866: Mustered out of the Volunteer Army on September 1st
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1878: Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster General, U.S. Army
1866 – 1870: Chief Quartermaster, U.S. Army, Division of Pacific
1870 – 1873: Assistant to Quartermaster General in Washington, D.C.
1871 – 1872: Acting Quartermaster General of United States Army
1873 – 1876: Chief Quartermaster U.S. Army Division of Pacific
1875 – 1876: Member of U.S. Retiring Board in San Francisco
1878: Retired from the United States Army on March 21st
1878 – 1886: Traveled abroad in Europe and Switzerland
Died: August 5, 1886
Place of Death: Geneva, Switzerland
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Burial Place: Cimetiere de Chene – Bougeries, Geneva, Switzerland
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