Roderick N. Matheson

Roderick N. Matheson
Colonel Roderick N. Matheson, c. 1861
Born(1824-05-28)May 28, 1824
Inverness, Scotland
DiedSeptember 14, 1862(1862-09-14) (aged 38)
Crampton's Gap, Maryland, U.S.
Buried
Oak Mound Cemetery, Healdsburg, California
AllegianceUnion
BranchUnited States Army
Service years1861–1862
RankColonel
Commands32nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
ConflictsAmerican Civil War

Roderick Nicol Matheson (May 28, 1824 – September 14, 1862) was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and the commander of the 32nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was killed at Crampton's Gap during the Maryland Campaign of 1862.