★  Cameron, Robert Alexander

Robert Alexander Cameron

Born: February 22, 1828
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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​
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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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When Cameron was Lt. Col. of the 19th Indiana his colonel was Solomon Meredith. For some reason Cameron couldn't "get along" with Meredith and asked Gov. Morton for a removal from the 19th. He was then transferred to the 34th Indiana into the Western Theater.
 
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