Cyrus Swan Roberts Brigadier General, United States Army |
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Swan Roberts of Connecticut
Appointed from Connecticut, Private, Company A, New York State Militia and Private, Company A and Sergeant Major, 150th New York Volunteer Infantry, 13 February 1863 First Lieutenant, 1 January 1865 Honorably mustered out, 8 June 1865 Captain, Aide-de-Camp, 22 June 1865 Breveted Captain, U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for gallant and meritorious service Breveted Major, U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for gallant and meritorious service during the Campaign in Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley Honorably mustered out, 7 December 1865 Second Lieutenant, 17th U. S. Infantry, 11 May 1866 First Lieutenant, 18 September 1867 Captain, 28 June 1878 Captain, Acting Judge Advocate, 3 June 1885 to 11 April 1886 Major, 17th U. S. Infantry, 26 April 1898 Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Adjutanat General, 9 May 1898 Resigned from Volunteer Service, 27 August 1898 Lieutenant Colonel, 13th U. S. Infantry, 14 August 1899 Transferred to the 21st U. S. Infantry, 11 March 1901 Colonel, 2nd U. S. Infantry, 13 April 1901 Breveted First Lieutenant, 2 March 1867, for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Winchester, Virginia, 19 September 1864 Breveted Captain, 2 March 1867, for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Fishers Hill, Virginia, 22 September 1864 General Roberts is the father of Charles Duval Roberts, Brigadier General, United States Army, and Medal of Honor recipient. LONG BEACH, California, March 19, 1917 - Brigadier General Cyrus Swan Roberts, U.S.A., retired, died here today from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 75 years old and was born in Lakeville, Connecticut, where he lived since his retirement in 1902. BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERTS OF LAKEVILLE, CONNECTICUT, DEAD LONG BEACH, California, March 19, - Brigadier General Cyrus Swan Roberts, U.S.A., retired, died here today. He was 75 years old. He was born in Lakeville, Connecticut, where he lived since his retirement in 1902, coming here three months ago. He is survived by a son, Major C. D. Roberts of the 10th Infantry, stationed in the Panama Canal Zone, any by a daughter, Mrs. Tilman Campbell, wife of Captain Campbell, attached to the Quartermaster’s Department. The body will be sent to Washington for burial
in Arlington National Cemetery.
Full Name: CYRUS SWAN IV ROBERTS
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