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Jan 21, 1825 Oxford, New York, United States Died on 10 Nov 1882 (aged 57)
U.S. Army officer of the American Civil War
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About Robert S. Williamson
- Robert Stockton Williamson (January 21, 1825 – November 10, 1882) was an American soldier and engineer, noted for conducting surveys for the transcontinental railroad in California and Oregon.
- Inducted into the Army Corps of Engineers in 1861, he had a distinguished record serving in the American Civil War, winning two brevet promotions.
- When the US Army Corps of Engineers established its San Francisco District office in 1866, he was appointed as the first commander of the office.
- Formally promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1869, he retired in 1871, because of health problems, and died in San Francisco in 1882.
