CHILTON, Robert Hall

Confederate

Born: February 25, 1815, Loudoun County, VA

Died: February 18, 1879, Columbus, GA

Pre-War Profession: He was a 1837 graduate of West Point, ranking 48th out of 57. He then joined the dragoons serving in frontier service. In the Mexican War.

War Service: He served on the staff of fellow Virginian Robert E. Lee, rising to Chief of Staff. Following the Gettysburg Campaign, he served as Inspector General for the Army of Northern Virginia for the rest of the war, with his headquarters in Richmond, Virginia. He rarely led troops in the field, with the exception of a successful attack in May 1864 when he led a small force of Virginia troops in routing Federal troops from the Army of the James that were raiding the important Richmond & Petersburg Railroad.

Post War: President of a local manufacturing company in Columbus, Georgia