Robert A. Caskie
DiedAugust 31, 1928 (aged 98)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch Confederate States Army
Rank Colonel
Battles

Robert Alexander Caskie (1829/30 – August 31, 1928) was a Virginian officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Life

Richmond Grays at execution of John Brown in Charles Town, West Virginia, 1859

Robert Alexander Caskie, son of John Caskie, Esq., of Richmond, Virginia, and latterly of Missouri,[1] was a descendant of one of the oldest families of Virginia.[2] During the Civil War he was an officer in the Richmond Grays and the organizer and leader of the Caskie Rangers, a band of cavalry.[2] Later he became liaison officer, serving Generals Lee, Jackson and Stuart.[2] He fought in many battles and once was seriously wounded.[2]

Caskie died on August 31, 1928, at the home of his son, John J. Kerr Caskie, in Merion, a suburb of Philadelphia.[2] He was ninety-eight years old.[2]

Personal life

In 1859 Colonel Caskie was married to Amanda Wallace Gregory, daughter of Judge Munford Gregory, sometime Governor of Virginia.[3] His wife died several years before him.[3] Two daughters, Mrs. M. C. Plass, of Washington, and Mrs. A. C. Thomas, of Paris, France, and two sons survived him.[3] One son, John J. K. Caskie, became general counsel of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company.[3] Edmund W. Caskie, the other son, was a resident of New York.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lewis; Brock 1888, i. p. 203.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Aug. 31, 1928. p. 3.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Daily Press. Sep. 1, 1928. p. 1.

Sources

Further reading

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.