Background
Milroy, Robert Huston was born on June 11, 1816 in Washington County. Indiana. Son of Samuel and Martha (Huston) Milroy.
Milroy, Robert Huston was born on June 11, 1816 in Washington County. Indiana. Son of Samuel and Martha (Huston) Milroy.
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Military Science, Norwich University, Vermont, 1843. Bachelor of Laws, Indiana University, 1850.
Served in Mexican War. Admitted to Indiana bar, 1850. Elected delegate to 2d Indiana Constnl.
Convention, 1850.
Organized volunteer company in Rennselaer, Indiana, made captain. Commissioned colonel 9th Regiment Indiana Volunteers, 1861. Promoted brigadier general United States Volunteers, 1861, major general, 1862.
Served under Generals McClellan and Rosecrans in Western Virginia, under General Fremont in Shenandoah Valley, as major general commanded 2d division VIII Army Corps.
A trustee Wabash and Erie Canal. Became superintendent Indian affairs for Washington, 1872.
Indian agent with headquarters at Olympia, Washington, 1875-1885.
Married Mary Armitage, May 17, 1849, 7 children.