★ Cowdin, Robert

Robert Cowdin​

Born: September 18, 1805

Birthplace: Jamaica, Vermont

Father: Angier Cowdin 1767 – 1830

(Buried: Pleasant View Cemetery, Jamaica, Vermont)​

Mother: Abi Carter 1778 – 1857

(Buried: Pleasant View Cemetery, Jamaica, Vermont)​

Wife: Sarah A. Bugbee 1810 – 1890

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

Children:

Abbie A. Cowdin 1835 – 1887​

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge Massachusetts)​

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Winfield Scott Cowdin 1851 – 1860​

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge Massachusetts)​

Occupation before War:

Lumber Businessman in Boston, Massachusetts​

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Member of 2nd​ Massachusetts State Militia rising to Colonel​

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Served in Positions with Boston Correctional System​

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Member of the Boston, Massachusetts Common Council​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st​ Massachusetts Infantry Regiment​

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1861: His Horse was killed at the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia​

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1862: Recommended for Promotion due to his gallantry​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Glendale, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia​

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1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​

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1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.​

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1863: Senate Failed to confirm his nomination as Brig. General due to his age​

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1863: Relieved of Command on March 30th and returned to his home in Massachusetts​

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1865: Captain of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston​

Occupation after War:

Alderman for the City of Boston, Massachusetts​

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Served a total of 10 terms on the Common Council​

Died: July 9, 1874

Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts

Cause of Death: Gastrosarcoma

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

[Pollaco]

Oh March 4, 1863 his commission expired when the Senate adjourned without confirming it. At the end of the month he was relieved of duty and he returned home.

 

[Pollaco]

He was colonel in the militia at the outbreak of the war and raised Vermont's first 3- year regiment.

 

[John Hartwell]

[New England Farmer (Boston), 18 July 1874]​

 

[captaxe]

He had a son who was killed at Bethesda Church (Cold Harbor) while serving as a captain in the 56th Massachusetts.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday (September 18th) week to Brig. General Robert Cowdin! Salutes remembering General Cowdin on his birthday week.