CATTERSON, Robert Francis
Affiliation:
Union
Born: March 22 1835, Marion Cty IN
Died: March 30 1914, San Antonio TX
Pre-War Profession: Doctor.
War Service: June 1861 Sgt in 14th Indiana, Sgt., Lt., Kernstown,
Capt., Lt. Col. of 97th Indiana, November 1862 Col., Memphis, Vicksburg
campaign, Tullahoma, Chattanooga, Atlanta campaign, March to the Sea,
commanded 2nd Bde/1st Divn/XV Corps in Carolinas campaign, Bentonville,
May 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.
Post War: Cotton speculator, commander of Negro militia
which fought the Ku Klux Klan, US marshal, mayor, farmer.