Robert C. Schenck Military person

Robert Cumming Schenck (October 4, 1809 – March 23, 1890) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both battles of Bull Run and took part in Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862, and the Battle of Cross Keys. His eldest brother, James Findlay Schenck, was rear admiral of the United States Navy.

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Robert C. Schenck
Birth dateOctober 04, 1809
Birth place
Warren County Ohio , Franklin Ohio
Date of deathMarch 23, 1890
Place of death
Washington D.C.
Resting place
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

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