Brig. Gen. William Wallace Robinson, Jr., son of Col. William Wallace Robinson and Sarah Jane Fisk, was b. Apr. 2, 1846 at Cleveland, OH and d. on Mar. 24, 1917 at Walter Redd Hospital in Washington, DC, Æ 71. He was twice married. By his first wife he had a son Edward. He m. second circa 1887 Minnie Lane ten Eyck, dau. of Theodore ten Eyck and Martha, b. Apr. 29, 1850 at Brown County, Wisconsin and d. on March 22, 1923, Æ 73. They had no children.
Due to the service of his father Col. Robinson, the colonel was given the alternative of a commission as Brigadier General or a scholarship for his son at West Point. Col. William chose the latter for his son's advantage with the appointment made to West Point in July of 1864, but the enrollment was deferred until 1865. In the meantime, William Jr. mustered into Co. E. of the 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry on Mar. 17, 1865 and mustered out on July 3, 1865.
William Wallace Robinson, Jr. spent his early career in the 3rd and 7th U.S. Cavalry in Arizona and Kansas. In 1876 he was assigned to the 7th Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas and spent time in the Dakota Territories. He was later transferred to the Quartermaster Corps and in 1896 was assigned to oversee the building of Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington. While he desired a command during the Spanish-American War, he was considered too valuable as a quartermaster as he was then in command of all shipments of personnel and material from the west coast of the U.S. to Alaska and the Philipines. In June 1900 he was residing at Fort Lawton at Seattle.
William Wallace Robinson, Jr's son Edward followed him at West Point and served in the U.S. Cavalry during the Spanish-American War. Edward d. in 1912 from appendicitis at Ft. Bliss, Texas and is buried at the Ft. Lawton cemetery along with his grandfather Col. William Wallace Robinson, Sr.
After serving more than 41 years, William Wallace Robinson, Jr. retired in 1910 as Assistant Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army with the rank of Brigidier General. He and his second wife Minnie are interred at Section 2, grave 1075, at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC.
Due to the service of his father Col. Robinson, the colonel was given the alternative of a commission as Brigadier General or a scholarship for his son at West Point. Col. William chose the latter for his son's advantage with the appointment made to West Point in July of 1864, but the enrollment was deferred until 1865. In the meantime, William Jr. mustered into Co. E. of the 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry on Mar. 17, 1865 and mustered out on July 3, 1865.
William Wallace Robinson, Jr. spent his early career in the 3rd and 7th U.S. Cavalry in Arizona and Kansas. In 1876 he was assigned to the 7th Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas and spent time in the Dakota Territories. He was later transferred to the Quartermaster Corps and in 1896 was assigned to oversee the building of Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington. While he desired a command during the Spanish-American War, he was considered too valuable as a quartermaster as he was then in command of all shipments of personnel and material from the west coast of the U.S. to Alaska and the Philipines. In June 1900 he was residing at Fort Lawton at Seattle.
William Wallace Robinson, Jr's son Edward followed him at West Point and served in the U.S. Cavalry during the Spanish-American War. Edward d. in 1912 from appendicitis at Ft. Bliss, Texas and is buried at the Ft. Lawton cemetery along with his grandfather Col. William Wallace Robinson, Sr.
After serving more than 41 years, William Wallace Robinson, Jr. retired in 1910 as Assistant Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army with the rank of Brigidier General. He and his second wife Minnie are interred at Section 2, grave 1075, at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC.
Brig. Gen. William Wallace Robinson, Jr., son of Col. William Wallace Robinson and Sarah Jane Fisk, was b. Apr. 2, 1846 at Cleveland, OH and d. on Mar. 24, 1917 at Walter Redd Hospital in Washington, DC, Æ 71. He was twice married. By his first wife he had a son Edward. He m. second circa 1887 Minnie Lane ten Eyck, dau. of Theodore ten Eyck and Martha, b. Apr. 29, 1850 at Brown County, Wisconsin and d. on March 22, 1923, Æ 73. They had no children.
Due to the service of his father Col. Robinson, the colonel was given the alternative of a commission as Brigadier General or a scholarship for his son at West Point. Col. William chose the latter for his son's advantage with the appointment made to West Point in July of 1864, but the enrollment was deferred until 1865. In the meantime, William Jr. mustered into Co. E. of the 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry on Mar. 17, 1865 and mustered out on July 3, 1865.
William Wallace Robinson, Jr. spent his early career in the 3rd and 7th U.S. Cavalry in Arizona and Kansas. In 1876 he was assigned to the 7th Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas and spent time in the Dakota Territories. He was later transferred to the Quartermaster Corps and in 1896 was assigned to oversee the building of Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington. While he desired a command during the Spanish-American War, he was considered too valuable as a quartermaster as he was then in command of all shipments of personnel and material from the west coast of the U.S. to Alaska and the Philipines. In June 1900 he was residing at Fort Lawton at Seattle.
William Wallace Robinson, Jr's son Edward followed him at West Point and served in the U.S. Cavalry during the Spanish-American War. Edward d. in 1912 from appendicitis at Ft. Bliss, Texas and is buried at the Ft. Lawton cemetery along with his grandfather Col. William Wallace Robinson, Sr.
After serving more than 41 years, William Wallace Robinson, Jr. retired in 1910 as Assistant Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army with the rank of Brigidier General. He and his second wife Minnie are interred at Section 2, grave 1075, at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC.
Due to the service of his father Col. Robinson, the colonel was given the alternative of a commission as Brigadier General or a scholarship for his son at West Point. Col. William chose the latter for his son's advantage with the appointment made to West Point in July of 1864, but the enrollment was deferred until 1865. In the meantime, William Jr. mustered into Co. E. of the 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry on Mar. 17, 1865 and mustered out on July 3, 1865.
William Wallace Robinson, Jr. spent his early career in the 3rd and 7th U.S. Cavalry in Arizona and Kansas. In 1876 he was assigned to the 7th Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas and spent time in the Dakota Territories. He was later transferred to the Quartermaster Corps and in 1896 was assigned to oversee the building of Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington. While he desired a command during the Spanish-American War, he was considered too valuable as a quartermaster as he was then in command of all shipments of personnel and material from the west coast of the U.S. to Alaska and the Philipines. In June 1900 he was residing at Fort Lawton at Seattle.
William Wallace Robinson, Jr's son Edward followed him at West Point and served in the U.S. Cavalry during the Spanish-American War. Edward d. in 1912 from appendicitis at Ft. Bliss, Texas and is buried at the Ft. Lawton cemetery along with his grandfather Col. William Wallace Robinson, Sr.
After serving more than 41 years, William Wallace Robinson, Jr. retired in 1910 as Assistant Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army with the rank of Brigidier General. He and his second wife Minnie are interred at Section 2, grave 1075, at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC.
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William Wallace Robinson, Jr.
Brigidier General, U.S. Army
1846 - 1917
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Minnie Lane Ten Eyck
March 22, 1923
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