Union General Robert Emmett Patterson 115th Pa Vols Autograph and Albumen

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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Son of Maj. Gen. Robert Paterson and brother of Brig. Gen. Francis E. Patterson. Graduated from the USMA in 1851. Although he left the Army in 1857, he re-enlisted in the Volunteers at the outbreak of the war, and was appointed to the Paymasters Corps. He was then appointed as Colonel and commander of the 115th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "meritorious services during the rebellion". He is interred next to his father.
Brevet Brig. Gen. (USA), Robert Emmet Patterson
Also Known As:
"emmett"
Birthdate:
September 08, 1830
Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
July 14, 1906 (75)
Winnetka, Cook, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial:
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of Maj. Gen. (USA), Robert Patterson and Sarah Ann Patterson
Husband of Mary Louisa Patterson and Caroline Patterson
Father of Mary Houston Elmer; Sallie / Sarah A. E. Patterson; Robert Patterson; Francis Engle Patterson and Roberta Patterson
Brother of Mary Ann Engle Abercrombie; Brig. Gen. (USA), Francis Engel Patterson; Susannah Engel Snowden; Louise Hortensia Lynde and Col. (USA), William Houston Patterson