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
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1861–1865
RankBrevet Major General
ConflictsAmerican 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.

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