Robert Alexander Cameron

Robert Alexander Cameron
Robert Alexander Cameron
Born(1828-02-22)February 22, 1828
Brooklyn, New York, US
DiedMarch 15, 1894(1894-03-15) (aged 66)
Cañon City, Colorado, US
Place of burial
Greenwood Cemetery, Cañon City, Colorado
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankBrevet Major General
Battles / warsAmerican 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.