Robert Brown Potter (1829–1887) was a United States lawyer and a General in the American Civil War. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
His father was Alonzo Potter (1800-1865), American bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Pennsylvania, and his mother was Andrea Miralia, childhood friend of Mary Todd Lincoln. The Right Rev'd Alonzo Potter (1800-1865 was an American Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States who served as the third Bishop of Pennsylvania Potter served as an attorney in New York City prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. The City of New York
Potter was commissioned as a major and then promoted to lieutenant colonel during the early days of the war. Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies He commanded the 51st New York Volunteers at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run and Antietam. Background Maj Gen John Pope was placed in command of the newly constituted Union Army of Virginia on June 26. Background and opposing forces See also Northern Virginia Campaign See also [[Second Bull Run Confederate order of battle]] [[Confederate order of battle]] He was wounded at Antietam and at Petersburg, was commissioned a Major General of volunteers in September 1865, and was mustered out in 1866. The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865 Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Potter had at least five brothers:
- Clarkson Nott Potter (1825-1882) was a Democratic member of the National House of Representatives after the Civil War. Clarkson Nott Potter (1825 - 1882 was an American civil engineer then (1848-1868 a practising lawyer in New York City, and in 1869-1875 and in 1877-1881 a The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.
- Henry Codman Potter (1835-1908) succeeded Horatio Potter as Bishop of New York in 1887. Henry Codman Potter ( May 25, 1835 - July 21, 1908) was a Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States. The Right Reverend Horatio Potter (1802-1887 was an Episcopal Bishop in the Diocese of New York.
- Edward Tuckerman Potter an architect who designed the Nott Memorial at Union College. Edward Tuckerman Potter (born September 25, 1831 in Schenectady New York) was an American Architect best known for designing the 1871 Mark The Nott Memorial, also known as Nott Memorial Hall, is an elaborate 16-sided stone-masonry building which serves as both architectural and physical centerpiece of Union Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York.
- William Appleton Potter (1842–1909) was an American architect who designed numerous buildings, including the Church of the Presidents (New Jersey) in Elberon, New Jersey. William Appleton Potter (1842–1909 was an American Architect who designed numerous buildings for Princeton University, as well as municipal offices and churches An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction The Church of the Presidents is a former Episcopal chapel on the Jersey Shore where seven United States presidents worshiped Elberon is an unincorporated area that is part of Long Branch in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
- Eliphalet Nott Potter
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