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He was mustered in to Co E., 7th Wi Vol Inf. on March 17 and musterd out on July 3, 1865. presumably to West Point after the war.1 He spent most of his career in the Army Quartermaster Corp. We know that in 1889, he was assigned to the 7th Cavalry at Fort Riley, KS and later he was assigned to oversee the building of Fort Lawton in Seattle, WA He rose to the rank of Assistant Quartermaster General and is buried
in Arlington National Cemetery.
1.During the course of his distinguished
service of Colonel Robinson the alternative of a commission as Brigadier
was offered him or a scholarship for his son at West Point and he unhesitatingly
chose his son's advantage, the appointment being made in 1863.
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William Robinson, Jr. Pictured on a CDV as a West Point Cadet |
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