★ ★ Milroy, Robert Huston

Robert Huston Milroy​

Born: June 11, 1816

Birthplace: Canton Salem, Indiana

Father: Samuel Milroy 1780 – 1845

Mother: Martha "Patsy" Huston 1786 – 1858

Wife: Mary Jane Armitage 1824 – 1904

(Buried: Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Washington)​

Children:

Edwin Bruce Milroy​

(Buried: Morning Heights Cemetery, Delphi, Indiana)​

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Edgar Whitefield Milroy Unknown – 1856​

(Buried: Morning Heights Cemetery, Delphi, Indiana)​

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Ella G. Milroy 1851 – 1870​

(Buried: Morning Heights Cemetery, Delphi, Indiana)​

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Valerius Armitage Milroy 1855 – 1927​

(Buried: Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Washington)​

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Walter Judson Milroy 1857 – 1935​

(Buried: Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Washington)​

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Robert Bruce Milroy 1859 – 1940​

(Buried: Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Washington)​

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Samuel Clay Milroy 1866 – 1875​

(Buried: Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Washington)​

Education:

1843: Graduated from Norwich Academy​

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1850: Graduated from Indiana University Law School​

Occupation before War:

1846 – 1847: Captain of 1st​ Indiana Volunteers but saw no action​

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Attorney in Rensselear, Indiana​

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Judge of Rensselear, Indiana​

Civil War Career:

1861: Recruiter for 9th​ Indiana State Militia​

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1861: Captain in 9th​ Indiana State Militia​

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1861: Colonel of 9th​ Indiana Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Served in the Western Virginia Campaign under McClellan​

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1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1861 – 1862: Union Army Commander of District of Cheat Mountain​

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1862: Brigade Commander during Jackson's Valley Campaign​

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1862: Union Army Commander at Battle of McDowell, Virginia​

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1862: Brigade Commander during the Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia​

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1862: Brigade Commander during Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​

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1862 – 1865: Major General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1863: Union Army Commander at Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia​

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1863: Thrown from his saddle at the Battle of Winchester, Virginia​

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1864: Recruiter for Union Army of the Cumberland​

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1864: Commander of Defenses of Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad​

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1864: Served in Command at the Third Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee​

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1865: Resigned as Brigadier General on July 26th​​

Occupation after War:

Trustee of Wabash and Erie Canal Company​

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1866 – 1890: Suffered from rheumatism of the hip​

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1872 – 1875: Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Washington Territory​

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1875 – 1885: United States Agent of Indian Affairs in Washington​

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1875 – 1890: Had to use a cane due to inflammation of the joints​

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Author of Papers of General Robert Huston Milroy ​

Died: March 29, 1890

Place of Death: Olympia, Washington

Age at time of Death: 73 years old

Burial Place: Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Washington

 

[gentlemanrob]

 

[ErnieMac]

"I think I have sufficient force to hold this place safely." - Robert H. Milroy three days before the start of the 2nd Battle of Winchester.

 

[19thGeorgia]

["If you can't say anything good about someone, don't say anything at all."]

 

[Pollaco]

He was Colonel of the 9th Indiana twice. The first time it was a 3 month unit.Milroy reorganized the regiment into a 3 year organization when it's 3 months expired.

He was soundly defeated at 2nd Winchester.A Court of inquiry cleared Milroy for his poor showing but he still went 10 months without a command.After that He was transferred to Tennessee where he did mainly garrison duty.

 

[USS ALASKA]

Author of quite a few ACW books and a presenter here on 'CWT Presents', the thesis that led to this book...

"My Will Is Absolute Law": A Biography of Union General Robert H. Milroy by Jonathan A. Noyalas

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My will is absolute law General Robert H. Milroy and Winchester, Virginia
Jonathan A. Noyalas

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Master of Arts
History
April 10, 2003
Blacksburg, Virginia
© 2003, Jonathan A. Noyalas

ABSTRACT
Situated in Virginia s Lower Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia, endured numerous occupations during the Civil War. Arguably the worst the townspeople endured was General Robert Huston Milroy s January 1, 1863-June 15, 1863. A staunch abolitionist and fervent supporter of the Union, Milroy fought a war not only against Confederate troops, but against the Confederate population as well. He firmly believed that only an Old-Testament style scourge of the land could rid this country of slavery and restore the Union. Milroy s strong convictions moved him to inflict his will on Winchester s population. Exiles, arrests of civilians (women and children included), secret detectives, and widespread destruction of property, were the norm during Milroy's occupation. While this study examines Milroy s biography from birth to death, its focus is on his six-month tenure as military commander in Winchester. General Milroy has never before been the subject of an in-depth biographical study. His military career was plagued by his constant bickering with West Point graduates. Ultimately it was his contempt for West Pointers that brought a rapid conclusion to his military career. He despised professional soldiers and spent his Civil War career trying to prove that non-professional volunteer officers were equal or better in ability to graduates of the United States Military Academy. My will is absolute law also serves as a valuable tool for scholars interested in understanding the undying Confederate spirit on the home front and how Federal soldiers initially enforced President Abraham Lincoln s Emancipation Proclamation in occupied areas.

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