Robert McMillan
Born: January 7, 1805
Birthplace: Antrim County, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Father: James McMillan 1770 – 1879
Mother: Jane Montgomery
Wife: Ruth Ann Banks 1820 – 1867
(Buried: Old Clarkesville Cemetery, Clarkesville, Georgia)
Children:
Major Robert Emmett McMillan 1836 – 1890
(Buried: Old Clarkesville Cemetery, Clarkesville, Georgia)
James Curran McMillan 1838 – 1859
(Buried: Old Clarkesville Cemetery, Clarkesville, Georgia)
Captain Garnett McMillan 1842 – 1875
(Buried: Old Clarkesville Cemetery, Clarkesville, Georgia)
Emma McMillan 1845 – 1862
(Buried: Old Clarkesville Cemetery, Clarkesville, Georgia)
Sgt. George William McMillan 1847 – 1909
(Buried: Old Clarkesville Cemetery, Clarkesville, Georgia)
William Henry McMillan 1852 – 1909
(Buried: Old Clarkesville Cemetery, Clarkesville, Georgia)
Charles Banks McMillan 1855 – 1897
(Buried: Old Clarkesville Cemetery, Clarkesville, Georgia)
Occupation before War:
Dry Goods Merchant in Augusta, Georgia
Dry Goods Merchant in Elbert County, Georgia
1855 – 1856: Georgia State Senator
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1864: Colonel of 24th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1862: Regimental Commander Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Unsuccessful Candidate for Confederate States Representative
1864: Resigned as Colonel on January 9th
1864: Colonel of 4th Georgia State Militia Regiment
Occupation after War:
Dry Goods Merchant in Clarkesville, Georgia
Died: May 6, 1868
Place of Death: Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 63 years old
Burial Place: Old Clarkesville Cemetery, Clarkesville, Georgia
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