James Sidney Robinson
Born: October 14, 1827
Birthplace: Mansfield, Ohio
Father: Francis Robinson 1777 – 1850
(Buried: Zeiter Cemetery, Richland County, Ohio)
Mother: Jane Dickens 1786 – 1872
(Buried: Zeiter Cemetery, Richland County, Ohio)
Wife: Hester Aona Carlin 1837 – 1907
(Buried: Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio)
Children:
William Stables Robinson 1851 – 1905
(Buried: Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio)
Jane S. Robinson 1858 – 1924
(Buried: Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio)
Parlee C. Robinson 1859 – 1934
(Buried: Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio)
Occupation before War:
1847 – 1861: Editor and Publisher of Kenton Republican Newspaper
1856: Chief Clerk of Ohio State House of Representatives
Civil War Career:
1861: 1st Lt. in 4th Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861: Captain in 4th Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Battle of Rich Mountain, Western Virginia
1861 – 1862: Major of 82nd Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Lt. Colonel of 82nd Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 82nd Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1863: Served in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1864: Served in the Atlanta, Georgia Campaign
1864: Served in Sherman’s March to the Sea
1865: Served in the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1866: Confirmed as Brevet Major General by U.S. Senate
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1892: Editor and Publisher of Kenton Republican Newspaper
1877 – 1879: Chairman of Ohio State Republican Party Committee
1880 – 1881: Ohio State Commissioner of railroads and telegraphs
1881 – 1885: United States Congressman from Ohio
1881 – 1885: Member of House Committee on Rivers and Harbors
1885 – 1889: Ohio State Secretary of State
Died: January 14, 1892
Place of Death: Kenton, Ohio
Cause of Death: Heart disease and his wound from Gettysburg
Age at time of Death: 64 years old
Burial Place: Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio
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