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Robert B. Mitchell

A lawyer who served as mayor of Mount Gilead in 1855, then moved to Kansas, became a Union brigadier general who was wounded at Wilson's Creek, and later governed New Mexico Territory from 1866 to 1869.

Robert B. Mitchell
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At a glance

Born
1823-04-04
Died
1882-01-26
Known as
Military, Politician, Lawyer
Organizations
US Army, New Mexico Territory

Life story

Robert Mitchell was born in Mansfield in 1823, practiced law there after studying in Mount Vernon and served as a second lieutenant in the Mexican-American War.

He was elected mayor of Mount Gilead in 1855, then moved to Kansas Territory in 1856 and served as its territorial treasurer from 1859 to 1861.

In the Civil War he led his regiment at Wilson's Creek, where his horse was shot, and later was chief of cavalry in the Army of the Cumberland. He was New Mexico's territorial governor from 1866 to 1869, though he was often away from Santa Fe, and he died in Washington, D.C., in 1882. He is buried at Arlington.

Timeline

  • 1823-04-04: Born (Mansfield, OH) source
  • 1855: Mayor of Mount Gilead (Mount Gilead, OH) source
  • 1856: Moves to Kansas Territory (Kansas) source
  • 1859: Kansas territorial treasurer (Kansas) source
  • 1861: Wounded at Wilson's Creek (Missouri) source
  • 1866: Governor of New Mexico Territory (Santa Fe, NM) source
  • 1872: Loses congressional race (Kansas) source
  • 1882-01-26: Dies (Washington, DC) source

What Robert is known for

  • Union brigadier general
  • Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1866-1869

Ohio places

Where Robert B. Mitchell was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.

Further reading

Sources

Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.

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