Minty, Robert H. G., 1831-1906
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Minty, Robert H. G., 1831-1906
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Minty
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Robert H. G.
Date :
1831-1906
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Minty, Robert Horatio George, 1831-1906
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Minty
Forename :
Robert Horatio George
Date :
1831-1906
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Biographical History
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. He was commissioned as Major of the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry on October 2, 1862, but held that duty for only a month before he was transferred to the 3nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. His time with the new regiment was again relatively brief, for in March 1862 he was given the task of recruiting another regiment that would become the 4th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. Promoted to Colonel and officially given command of the unit on July 21, 1862, he led it as if fought in Kentkcy, Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas, taking part in the Battles of Chickamauga and Atlanta. Colonel Minty was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers and Major General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war". Men under his command were the ones that captured fleeing Confederate President Jefferson F. Davis at Irwinsville, Georgia on May 9, 1865. Robert Minty was honorably mustered out on April 15, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee, and became a successful railroad executive in his post-war career.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/46502023
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2005091156
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/no2005091156
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8902/robert-horatio_george-minty
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Subjects
Atlanta Campaign, 1864
Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863
Civil war
Civil War, 1861-1865
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Georgia
GA, US
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Robert H. G. Minty was in the Battle of Atlanta and was part of the capture of Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, GA. The Battle Chickamauga was fought in Georgia and Tennessee.
Michigan
MI, US
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Robert H. G. Minty immigrated to the United States and settled in Michigan prior to the Civil War.
Jerome
AZ, US
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Death
Robert H. G. Minty died on August 24, 1906.
Ireland
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Robert H. G. Minty was born in Westport, Ireland on December 4, 1831.
Nashville
TN, US
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Robert H. G. Minty was discharged from the US Army in Nashville, Tennessee. Robert H. G. Minty was also part of the Battle of Chickamauga.
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