Robert Brown Potter

Robert Brown Potter
Robert Brown Potter
BornJuly 16, 1829 (1829-07-16)
DiedFebruary 19, 1887(1887-02-19) (aged 57)
Place of burial
Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1861-1866
Rank Major General
Commands51st New York Volunteer Infantry
ConflictsAmerican Civil War:
 • Battle of New Bern
 • Second Bull Run
 • Battle of Antietam
 • Siege of Vicksburg
 • Knoxville Campaign
 • Overland Campaign
 • Siege of Petersburg
 • Battle of Fort Stedman

Robert Brown Potter (July 16, 1829 – February 19, 1887) was an American lawyer and a Union Army general in the American Civil War.