Fitzgerald, Robert G - Age 23, Year: 1864 - 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored)

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Fitzgerald, Robert G - Age 23, Year: 1864 - 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored)

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Fitzgerald, Robert George, 1940-1919

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Robert George Fitzgerald was a soldier, farmer, educator and businessman. He was Civil War Veteran born in 1840 in Newcastle County, Del., the son of Thomas Fitzgerald (b. 1808), a free slave. In 1859, he enrolled in Ashmun Institute, which became Lincoln University. Fitzgerald served in the union navy aboard the North Carolina, William G. Anderson, and Ohio from July 1863 until January 1864, when he enlisted in 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry. He served with the army around Richmond, Va., unt...