Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, he served as a Captain in the Army of the Republic of Texas during the Indian and Mexican campaigns. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1847 and to the State Senate in 1849. With the start of the Civil War, he became part of the 5th Texas Infantry and was made Colonel in command on June 1, 1862. He led the 5th Texas in Peninsular campaign and was promoted Brigadier General in November, 1862. He led a Texas Brigade in actions at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga and in 1864, he commanded the Texas state reserve forces until the end of the war. After the war, he served as passenger and emigration agent for the Houston and Texas Central Railroads.
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ROBERTSON, Gen. J. B.
Brenham, Tex, Jan 9 - The remains of Gen. J. B. Robertson, who died in Waco Tuesday, arrived on the Central train today, and were taken charge of by the Masons and carried to Independence, his old home, for burial. (The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Tex, Jan 10, 1890 -
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ROBERTSON, Gen. J. B.
Brenham, Tex, Jan 9 - The remains of Gen. J. B. Robertson, who died in Waco Tuesday, arrived on the Central train today, and were taken charge of by the Masons and carried to Independence, his old home, for burial. (The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Tex, Jan 10, 1890 -
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, he served as a Captain in the Army of the Republic of Texas during the Indian and Mexican campaigns. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1847 and to the State Senate in 1849. With the start of the Civil War, he became part of the 5th Texas Infantry and was made Colonel in command on June 1, 1862. He led the 5th Texas in Peninsular campaign and was promoted Brigadier General in November, 1862. He led a Texas Brigade in actions at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga and in 1864, he commanded the Texas state reserve forces until the end of the war. After the war, he served as passenger and emigration agent for the Houston and Texas Central Railroads.
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ROBERTSON, Gen. J. B.
Brenham, Tex, Jan 9 - The remains of Gen. J. B. Robertson, who died in Waco Tuesday, arrived on the Central train today, and were taken charge of by the Masons and carried to Independence, his old home, for burial. (The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Tex, Jan 10, 1890 -
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ROBERTSON, Gen. J. B.
Brenham, Tex, Jan 9 - The remains of Gen. J. B. Robertson, who died in Waco Tuesday, arrived on the Central train today, and were taken charge of by the Masons and carried to Independence, his old home, for burial. (The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Tex, Jan 10, 1890 -
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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