Robert G. Shaver
Robert Glenn Shaver (April 18, 1831 – January 13, 1915) was an American lawyer, militia leader, and colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War serving in several key battles in the Western Theater. After the war, he became an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Arkansas. Later, he served as commander of the State Guard and the Reserve Militia of Arkansas, as well the commander of the Arkansas Division of the United Confederate Veterans (U.C.V.).[2]
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 Shaver in U.C.V. uniform, 1911 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Fighting Bob"[1] |
| Born | April 18, 1831 Sullivan County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1915 (aged 83) Foreman, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Buried | Center Point Cemetery, Howard County, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Confederate States |
| Service/ |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1860–1865 |
| Rank | 
Colonel |
| Commands held | 7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 27th/38th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Shaver's Brigade |
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| Other work | Lawyer, Sheriff |
References
- Robert G. Shaver obituary, Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, 14 January 1915, p. 7.
- Civil War Arkansas, Arkansas State Archives
Further reading
- Cook, V. Y. Colonel Robert G. Shaver, Confederate Veteran, vol. 23, April 1915, pp. 178–179
External links
- Robert Glenn Shaver (1831–1915), Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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