Skinner, Richard, 1842-1864.

Richard Skinner (1842-1864) was a United States Army officer from Illinois. He was the son of Mark and Elizabeth Skinner of Chicago, Ill. He graduated from Yale University in 1862, and shortly afterward was commissioned first lieutenant in the regular army, 10th Infantry. He served as a staff officer under Major General David Hunter, Brigadier General Benjamin S. Roberts, and Major General John Pope. He was wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 1864, and died of the wound.

From the guide to the Richard Skinner Letters, ., 1862-1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)