Robert Francis Catterson

Robert Francis Catterson
Catterson in uniform, 1865
30th Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas
In office
November 13, 1871  November 10, 1873
Preceded byJefferson G. Botsford (acting)
Succeeded byFrederick Kramer
Personal details
Born(1835-03-22)March 22, 1835
Marion County, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 30, 1914(1914-03-30) (aged 79)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Cause of deathStroke
Resting placeSan Antonio National Cemetery
29°25′17.8″N 98°28′01.7″W / 29.421611°N 98.467139°W / 29.421611; -98.467139
Political partyRepublican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Years of service1861–1866
RankBrevet Brigadier-General
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Robert Francis Catterson (March 22, 1835  March 30, 1914) was a medical doctor, Union Army officer in the American Civil War, state legislator, militia officer, U.S. Marshal, and the 30th mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas (from 1871 to 1873). During the American Civil War, he was a senior officer of the Union Army and served as a brigade commander in the Army of the Tennessee.