Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy
Born: June 11, 1816
Salem, IN
Died: March 29, 1890
Olympia, WA
Captain: 1845
Captain: April 27, 1861
Brig. Gen.: September 3, 1861
Maj. Gen.: March 10, 1863
Prior to Lincoln Inauguration, recruited a company for 9th Indiana Militia
April 27, 1861: Appointed to Federal Service and appointed Colonel
West Virginia Campaign
September 3, 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General
September 13, 1861: Battle of Camp Allegheny
Commanded Cheat Mountain District of the Mountain Department during Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign
May 8-9, 1862: Battle of McDowell against Stonewall Jackson
August 30, 1862: Battle of Second Bull Run
March 10, 1863: Promoted to Major General effective November 29, 1862
February - June 1863: Commanded 2nd Division of the VIII Corps, Middle Department
June 15, 1863: Escaped with his staff, over 3,000 men were captured
During the Battle of Winchester, recuperated from being thrown from his horse when it was hit by an exploding shell.
Transferred to Western Theater recruiting for Maj. Gen. George Henry Thomas' Army of the Cumberland
Commanded the Defenses of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad until the end of 1864
December 24, 1864: Third Battle of Murfreesboro
July 26, 1865: Resigned his commission
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 552
"Robert H. Milroy."18 June, 2018. web. 10 October, 2018
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 326