ROBERTSON, Jerome Bonaparte "Polly"

Confederate

Born: March 14 1815, Woodford Cty KY

Died: January 7 1891, Waco TX

Pre-War Profession: Apprentice hatter, soldier in Texas Republic, doctor, politician.

War Service: 1861 Capt. in 5th Texas, Lt. Col., June 1862 Col., Seven Days, Second Manassas, South Mountain, Sharpsburg campaign, November 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded Hood's Bde/Hood's Divn at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg (w), Chickamauga, Knoxville campaign, court-martial charges preferred by Longstreet (not carried out), transferred to Texas to command reserve forces.

Post War: Doctor, superintendent of state bureau of immigration, railroad builder.