Robert Alexander Cameron
Born: February 22, 1828
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Father: Robert Alexander Cameron – 1835
Mother: Mariah “Marie” Garrison Corwin 1797 – 1867
1st Wife: Jane Elizabeth Porter 1827 – 1863
(Buried: Old City Cemetery, Valparaiso, Indiana)
2nd Wife: Clara Ellen Flower 1840 – 1910
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Canon City, Colorado)
Children:
Jennie E. Cameron Lamont 1858 – 1923
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Canon City, Colorado)
Catherine Cameron Carrier 1871 – 1942
(Buried: Lakeside Cemetery, Canon City, Colorado)
Agnes Cameron Palmer 1875 – 1925
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Canon City, Colorado)
Donald Flower Cameron 1878 – 1902
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Canon City, Colorado)
Education:
1849: Graduated from Indiana Medical College
Attended Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois
Occupation before War:
Owner and Publisher of Valparaiso Republican Newspaper
1860: Indiana Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1860: Supporter and Campaigner for Abraham Lincoln Campaign
Medical Doctor in Valparaiso, Indiana
Indiana State Representative
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in 9th Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Western Virginia Campaigns
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 19th Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Skirmish at Chain Bridge in Washington, D.C.
1862: Lt. Colonel of 34th Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the fighting near New Madrid, Missouri
1862: Served in the Battle of Island No. 10
1862: Participated in the Capture of Memphis, Tennessee
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 34th Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded in the eyes during the Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1864: Division Commander during the Red River Campaign
1864 – 1865: Commander of Union Army Department of the Gulf
1865: Brevetted Major General in the Union Army
1865: Resigned as Brigadier General on June 22nd
Occupation after War:
Established Farming Colonies in Colorado
Helped with the Founding of Greeley, Colorado
President of the Board of Trustees of Greeley, Colorado
Took part in an attempt to establish Fort Collins
Postal Clerk for United States Post Office in Denver, Colorado
1885 – 1887: Warden of Colorado State Penitentiary
Died: March 15, 1894
Place of Death: Canon City, Colorado
Cause of Death: Chronic enteritis
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Canon City, Colorado
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