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  • Robert D. Lilley
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  • Robert D. Lilley was born near Greenville, Virginia to a military family. His father, James M. Lilley (1802–1875), a prominent landowner and patented inventor of surveying instruments, was commissioned in 1838 as a colonel in the Virginia militia. Lilley studied at Washington College before beginning a career selling surveying instruments invented by his father.
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serviceyears
  • 1861
Birth Date
  • 1836-01-28
Commands
  • Lilley's Brigade, Valley District
Branch
death place
  • Richmond, Virginia
Name
  • Robert Doak Lilley
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
death date
  • 1886-11-12
Rank
  • 35
Allegiance
  • United States of America
  • Confederate States of America
Battles
  • *Jackson's Valley Campaign *Seven Days Battles *Battle of Cedar Mountain *Second Battle of Bull Run *Battle of Antietam *Battle of Fredericksburg *Battle of Chancellorsville *Battle of Gettysburg *Battle of Mine Run *Battle of the Wilderness *Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse *Battle of North Anna *Battle of Cold Harbor *Battle of Monocacy
laterwork
  • financial agent at a college
placeofburial
  • Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia
abstract
  • Robert D. Lilley was born near Greenville, Virginia to a military family. His father, James M. Lilley (1802–1875), a prominent landowner and patented inventor of surveying instruments, was commissioned in 1838 as a colonel in the Virginia militia. Lilley studied at Washington College before beginning a career selling surveying instruments invented by his father.