Robert Brown Potter

Robert Brown Potter
Robert Brown Potter
BornJuly 16, 1829 (1829-07-16)
Schenectady, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 1887 (1887-02-20) (aged 57)
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Place of burial
Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861-1866
Rank Major General
Commands51st New York Volunteer Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War:
  Battle of New Bern
  Second Bull Run
  Battle of Antietam
  Siege of Vicksburg
  Knoxville Campaign
  Overland Campaign
  Siege of Petersburg
  Battle of Fort Stedman

Robert Brown Potter (July 16, 1829 February 19, 1887) was a United States lawyer and a Union Army general in the American Civil War.