Robert Ould


Robert Ould
Born(1820-01-31)January 31, 1820
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
DiedDecember 15, 1882(1882-12-15) (aged 62)
Richmond, Virginia
Place of burial
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1862–1865 (CSA)
Rank Colonel (CSA)
CommandsCommissioner of Exchange
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Robert Ould (January 31, 1820 – December 15, 1882) was a lawyer who served as a Confederate official during the American Civil War. From 1862 to 1865 he was the Confederate agent of exchange for prisoners of war under the Dix–Hill Cartel. After the war he became a member of the Virginia General Assembly and was later elected president of a railroad company.