Union General Robert H. Milroy

Identifier:
039091
Title:
Union General Robert H. Milroy
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
Milroy commanded the Cheat Mountain District in 1861, losing his first battle at Camp Allegheny. He surprised Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of McDowell in early May of 1862, inflicting heavy casualties.
Subjects:
Civil War--Officers.
Personal Names:
Milroy, Robert Huston, 1816-1890.
Corporate Names:
United States. Army--Officers--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Geographic:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Acquisition Source:
War Between The States
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
cartes de visite
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView