Robert Alexander Cameron | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, US | February 22, 1828
Died | March 15, 1894 Cañon City, Colorado, US | (aged 66)
Place of burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Cañon City, Colorado |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Brevet Major General |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Robert Alexander Cameron (February 22, 1828 – March 15, 1894) was an American soldier and newspaper publisher. He served as a Union general during the American Civil War. During the war he was made a brigadier general and after the war was appointed a brevet major general. After the war he was heavily involved in developing farms in the U.S. state of Colorado.