Benjamin Stone Roberts
Born: November 18, 1810
Birthplace: Manchester, Vermont
Father: Martin Roberts 1778 – 1863
(Buried: Roberts Homestead Cemetery, Manchester, Vermont)
Mother: Betsy Stone 1781 – 1850
(Buried: Roberts Homestead Cemetery, Manchester, Vermont)
Wife: Elizabeth Sperry 1815 – 1898
(Buried: Dellwood Cemetery, Manchester, Vermont)
Children:
Rufus King Roberts 1842 – 1843
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, New York)
Benjamin Kearney Roberts 1846 – 1921
(Buried: Dellwood Cemetery, Manchester, Vermont)
Charles Sperry Roberts 1847 – 1849
(Buried: Roberts Homestead Cemetery, Manchester, Vermont)
Evelyn Pierpont Roberts 1848 – 1910
(Buried: Dellwood Cemetery, Manchester, Vermont)
Colonel Harris Lee Roberts 1858 – 1918
(Buried: Dellwood Cemetery, Manchester, Vermont)
Education:
1835: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (53rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1835 – 1836: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1835 – 1837: Frontier Duty at Fort Des Moines, Iowa
1836 – 1837: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1837 – 1839: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1837 – 1838: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1838: Frontier Duty at Osage County
1838 – 1839: Recruiter for United States Army
1839: Resigned from United States Army on January 28th
1839 – 1842: Civil Engineer on Railroads in New York, and Russia
1843 – 1846: Attorney in Iowa
1844 – 1846: Lt. Colonel of Iowa Militia
1846 – 1847: 1st Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1846: Recruiter for United States Army
1847: Served in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847 – 1861: Captain United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1847: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Chapultepec, Mexico
1847: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Pass of Galaxara, Mexico
1847 – 1848: Recruiter for United States Army
1848 – 1849: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1849: Frontier Duty at Fort Laramie, Dakota Territory
1850 – 1852: Absent from Army due to Disability
1852 – 1853: Examiner of Land titles in Washington, D.C.
1853 – 1854: Absent from Army due to Disability
1855: Frontier Duty at Fort McIntosh, Texas
1855 – 1856: Scout for the United States Army
1856: Served in the March to New Mexico Territory
1857 – 1860: Absent due from Army due to Disability
1860 – 1861: Frontier Duty at Hatch's Ranch, New Mexico
1861: Frontier Duty at Fort Stanton, New Mexico Territory
Civil War Career:
1861: Major, United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1861 – 1866: Major, United States Army, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Commander of Southern District of New Mexico
1862: Commander of Northern District of New Mexico
1862: Served in the Defense of Fort Craig
1862: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Valverde
1862: Served in the Skirmish before Albuquerque, New Mexico
1862: Chief of Cavalry of Union Army of Virginia
1862 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Inspector General of Union Army of Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Sulphur Springs
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Acting Inspector General of Department of Northwest
1862: Served in Expedition against Chippewa Indians
1863: Commander of Upper Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1863: Commander of Independent Brigade in Western Virginia
1863: Union Army Commander of District of Iowa
1863 – 1864: Awaiting Orders from the U.S. War Department
1864: Union Army Commander of District of Carrollton, Louisiana
1864: Commander of Forces at Pass Caballo and Matagorda Island
1864: Division Commander in Union Army, 19th Army Corps
1864: Union Army Commander of District of Carrollton, Louisiana
1864 – 1865: Chief of Cavalry for Union Army Department of Gulf
1865: Union Army Commander of District of West Tennessee
1865: Brevetted Brig. General Gallantry at Battle of Cedar Mountain
1865: Brevetted Major General for Service at Cedar Mountain
1865: Commander of Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee
1865 – 1867: Leave of Absence from Army
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1866: Major United States Army 3rd Cavalry Regiment
1865 – 1867: Leave of Absence from Army
1866 – 1870: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
1867: Recruiter for United States Army
1867 – 1868: Frontier Duty at Fort Union, New Mexico Territory
1868: Frontier Duty at Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory
1868 – 1870: Military Science Professor at Yale College
1870: Retired from United States Army on December 15th
Died: January 29, 1875
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Double Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 64 years old
Original Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Burial Place: Dellwood Cemetery, Manchester, Vermont
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