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Vol. II |
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Robert L. Eastman1 |
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Robert Langdon Eastman Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1856, to May 6, 1861, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 6th Infantry, May 6, 1861. Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑65: in drilling Volunteers at Washington, D. C., May to July, 1861; in the Manassas (First Lieut., 6th Infantry, May 17, 1861)
Campaign of July, 1861, being engaged in the Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, as Acting Aide-de‑Camp to Colonel (Bvt. Captain, July 1, 1862, for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Gaines's Mill, Va.) Hill, July 1, 1862; at the Military Academy, 1862‑65, as Principal Asst. (Bvt. Major, July 1, 1862, for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Va.) Professor of Drawing, Sep. 1, 1862, to Sep. 1, 1863, — Asst. Professor of Drawing, Sep. 1‑10, 1862, — Principal Asst. Professor of Drawing, Sep. 10, 1863, to Mar. 17, 1865, — and as Asst. Professor of Geography, (Captain, 6th Infantry, Feb. 8, 1864) History, and Ethics, Sep. 1, 1863, to Mar. 17, 1865; on detached service at Washington, D. C., Mar. 31 to Aug. 4, 1865; and on sick leave of absence, Aug. 4 to Nov. 7, 1865. Died, Nov. 7, 1865, at Washington, D. C.: Aged 29. Buried, Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC. |
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Son of Bvt. Brig.‑General Seth Eastman, U. S. Army.
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