ROBERTSON, Beverly Holcombe

Confederate

Born: June 5 1827, Amelia Cty VA

Died: November 12 1910, Washington DC

Pre-War Profession: West Point 1849, frontier duty with 2nd Dragoons, dismissed for disloyalty August 1861.

War Service: 1861 Capt. in Confederate adjutant general's department, September 1861 Col. of 4th Virginia Cavalry, cavalry command in Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign, June 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded Robertson's Bde/Stuart's Divn in Second Manassas campaign, service in North Carolina, Brandy Station, transferred to South Carolina, commanded South Carolina 2nd Military Dist., defended Charleston.

Post War: Insurance agent