Robert Huston Milroy | |
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Nickname(s) | "the Gray Eagle"[1][2] |
Born | near Salem, Indiana | June 11, 1816
Died | March 29, 1890 Olympia, Washington | (aged 73)
Place of burial | Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Washington |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1846–1847; 1861–1865 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
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Robert Huston Milroy (June 11, 1816 – March 29, 1890) was a lawyer, judge, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War, most noted for his defeat at the Second Battle of Winchester in 1863.