James Madison Robertson
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James Madison Robertson was a career United States Army artillery officer who commanded the First Brigade of U.S. Horse Artillery during the American Civil War.
ROBERTSON, James
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Robertson (2nd seated from left) and staff of the First Brigade, U.S. Horse Artillery in winter quarters, 1863-64.
U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade
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The Horse Artillery Brigade of the Army of the Potomac was a brigade of various batteries of horse artillery during the American Civil War.
James Madison Robertson
…also referred to as Robinson) (May 28, 1817 – January 21, 1891) was a career United States Army artillery officer who commanded the First Brigade of U.S. Horse Artillery during the American Civil War. Born in New Hampshire, Robertson enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1838. He served for ten years in Batteries F and H, 2nd…
Officers of the Horse Artillery Brigade at Fair Oaks, 1862. Photo by James F. Gibson. Library of Congress.
Officers of Battery A, 2nd U.S. Artillery, 1862. L-R: Clarke, Tidball, Dennison, Pennington. Photo by James F. Gibson. Library of Congress
Officers of Combined Batteries B & L, 2nd U.S. Artillery, 1862. L-R: Wilson, Vincent, Robertson, Woodruff. Photo by James F. Gibson. Library of Congress
Battery M, 2nd U.S. Artillery, 1862. Photo by James F. Gibson. Library of Congress