Class of 1837

Robert Hall Chilton: Born Feb 25, 1815, Loudon City, VA.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1833, to July 1, 1837, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 1st Dragoons, July 1, 1837.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1837, — Osage Country, 1837, — Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1837‑39, — Choctaw Nation,  p696 1839‑41, — Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1841, — and Ft. Wayne, I. T., 1841‑42; on Recruiting service, 1842; on frontier duty at Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1843, —

(First Lieut., 1st Dragoons, Feb. 21, 1842)

Western Prairie, 1843, — Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1843‑44, — Expedition to the Falls of the Brazos, Tex., 1844, — Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1844‑45, — and Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1845‑46; in the War with Mexico, 1846‑47, on

(Captain, Staff — Asst. Quartermaster, May 11 to Dec. 6, 1846)

(Captain, 1st Dragoons, Dec. 6, 1846, to July 25, 1854)

Quartermaster duty, and was engaged in the Battle of Buena Vista, Feb. 22‑23, 1847; on frontier duty in Pawnee Expedition, 1849, being

(Bvt. Major, Feb. 23, 1847,
for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct in the Battle of Buena Vista, Mex.)

engaged in a Skirmish on Platte River, near Ft. Kearny, Neb., Oct. 29, 1849, — Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1850‑51, — Ft. Laramie, Dak., 1851, — Oregon route, 1851, — Ft. Atkinson, Kan., 1852, — Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1852‑53, — Ft. Atkinson, Kan., 1853, — Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1853‑54, — and Ft. Union, N. M., 1854; and in Pay Department at Washington,

(Major, Staff — Paymaster, July 25, 1854)

D. C., 1854, — New York, 1854‑55, — Detroit, Mich., 1855, — San Antonio, Tex., 1855‑60, — and Detroit, Mich., 1860‑61.

Resigned, Apr. 29, 1861.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States.​a

Civil History. — President of the Columbus, Ga., Manufacturing Company, 1869‑79.

Died, Feb. 18, 1879, at Columbus, Ga.: Aged 63.

Buried, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA.