Robert Vinkler Richardson
Born: November 4, 1820
Birthplace: Granville County, North Carolina
Father: Benjamin Richardson 1776 – 1841
Mother: Nancy Hendricks 1784 – 1824
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Avent 1822 – 1854
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Children:
James Martin Richardson 1850 – 1911
Robert Richardson
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Memphis, Tennessee
Business Partner with Nathan B. Forrest and Gideon J. Pillow
Civil War Career:
1861: Brigadier General of Tennessee State Militia
1862: Organizer of a group of Partisan Rangers in Tennessee
1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1863: Colonel of 1st Tennessee Partisan Rangers Regiment
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
Served in Chalmer’s Cavalry Division, Army of Tennessee
Occupation after War:
Levee and Railroad Building Contractor
Died: January 5, 1870
Place of Death: Clarkton, Dunklin County, Missouri
Cause of Death: Killed at a Tavern
Age at time of Death: 49 years old
Date of Burial: January 10, 1870
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee
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