Robert E. Clary

This article is about the military officer. For the French-born American actor, see Robert Clary.
Robert Emmet Clary
Born(1805-03-21)March 21, 1805
Ashfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 1890(1890-01-19) (aged 84)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried
Oak Hill Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
AllegianceUnited StatesUnited States of America
Union
Service/branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1828 – 1869
RankColonel
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsBrevet Brigadier General
Spouse(s)
Esther Philipson
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(m. 1829)​
Children5

Robert Emmet Clary (March 21, 1805 – January 19, 1890) was a career soldier in the United States Army. Graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1828, he served in the quartermaster corps for most of his career. At the end of the American Civil War, he was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general.[1]

  1. ^ Bowen, James L. (1889). Massachusetts in the War, 1861–1865. Springfield, Massachusetts: Clark W. Bryan & Co. pp. 900–901. OCLC 1986476.