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Robert S. Garnett

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Gender Male
Death162 years ago
Date of birth December 16,1819
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Essex County
Virginia
United States
Date of died July 13,1861
DiedTucker County
West Virginia
United States
Rank USA
CSA
Battles and wars Mexican–American War
Battle of Monterrey
Education United States Military Academy
Place of burialThe Green-Wood Cemetery, New York, United States
Grandparents Grace Fenton Garnett
Parents Robert S. Garnett
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ID1861480
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Robert S. Garnett Life story


Robert Selden Garnett was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army until the American Civil War, when he became a Confederate States Army brigadier general. He was the first general officer killed in the Civil War.

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