Gettysburg Battlefield - Brig. Gen. John Cleveland Robinson is a photograph by Cindy Treger which was uploaded on September 26th, 2018.
Gettysburg Battlefield - Brig. Gen. John Cleveland Robinson
Photographic artwork by Cindy Treger. Photographed at the Gettysburg Battlefield in Gettysburg, PA. Brig. Gen. John Cleveland Robinson was born in... more
by Cindy Treger
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Gettysburg Battlefield - Brig. Gen. John Cleveland Robinson
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Cindy Treger
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Photographic artwork by Cindy Treger. Photographed at the Gettysburg Battlefield in Gettysburg, PA. Brig. Gen. John Cleveland Robinson was born in 1817 in Binghamton, New York. He attended West Point in 1835 but didn't graduate because he was expelled. He still joined the army and was in command of a garrison at Baltimore's Fort McHenry when the Civil War broke out. He commanded the 2nd Division of he 1st Corps at Gettysburg. Him and his men, although outnumbered, were credited with delaying the Confederate advance on July 1. In 1864 Robinson lost a leg outside the Spotsylvania Court House, and died in 1897. his monument was dedicated in 1917.
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September 26th, 2018
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Michael Mazaika
Great series, Cindy, I need to visit more often. They’re great in sepia, too. - Mike (V/F)
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