Graduated A.B. New York University 1852, studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced 1855 - 1861. Robert enlisted in the Civil War and served as Captain in the Fifth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry. He then transferred to the navy, as Secretary and Aid to Admiral Bell on the Pacific Squadron. In 1863 he was Naval-Judge-Advocate-General of that squadron. He returned to New York in 1864 to practiced law until his death.
Graduated A.B. New York University 1852, studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced 1855 - 1861. Robert enlisted in the Civil War and served as Captain in the Fifth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry. He then transferred to the navy, as Secretary and Aid to Admiral Bell on the Pacific Squadron. In 1863 he was Naval-Judge-Advocate-General of that squadron. He returned to New York in 1864 to practiced law until his death.
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