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Robert Hill Russell

Birth	:	1837 Champaign County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	1911 Page County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Oakland County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5224991, -83.3059921
Description	:	Born in 1837, Robert Hill Russell was the son of Valentine and Margaret Hill Russell. While Margaret was a native Ohioan, Valentine had been born in Loudoun County, Virginia in 1814 - giving Robert a tie to the Old Dominion. At age 24, Robert Russell enlisted in the 66th Ohio in Champaign County, Ohio on October 4, 1861. Russell's first true exposure to the horrors of war was in the wake of the Battle of Kernstown in March 1862 when he and the bulk of the 66th were assigned on burial detail for Union and Confederate soldiers alike. By May... Read More	Born in 1837, Robert Hill Russell was the son of Valentine and Margaret Hill Russell. While Margaret was a native Ohioan, Valentine had been born in Loudoun County, Virginia in 1814 - giving Robert a tie to the Old Dominion. At age 24, Robert Russell enlisted in the 66th Ohio in Champaign County, Ohio on October 4, 1861. Russell's first true exposure to the horrors of war was in the wake of the Battle of Kernstown in March 1862 when he and the bulk of the 66th were assigned on burial detail for Union and Confederate soldiers alike. By May 1863 Russell had risen rapidly through the ranks and was appointed as captain commanding Company G. By the late 1863, the "White Stars" of the second division of the 12th Corps of the Army of the Potomac (to which the 66th belonged) were transferred to the war in Tennessee. On November 25, 1863 at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, while performing a reconnoitering of the Confederate line, Russell had a tremendous fall nine or ten feet before landing on his face, slamming his head backward, causing a sprain to his neck and upper back. While he was fortunate enough not to break his neck, his injury did cause him the loss of four front teeth and would later plague him greatly later in life. A few months later, on the outskirts of Atlanta on July 20, 1864, Russell was prostrated by sunstroke, but refused to leave the line as Confederates advanced on their position on Peachtree Creek. Nine days later Russell's poor luck continued when he was shot in the instep by a Confederate sharpshooter and was finally forced to an officer's hospital, ironically enough, at Lookout Mountain. After Captain Russell returned to his regiment and participated in Gen. William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea," his three-year term of service expired Dec. 28, 1864, and he was subsequently discharged. Instead of returning immediately to Ohio, Russell opted to remain in Savannah for a few weeks and went into the grocery business (he had just received "mustering-out" pay) with a German resident of the city. Though in warmer latitudes, Savannah's winter that year was very cold and Russell was not quite prepared for it. By February , 1865, he opted to return to familiar surroundings and warmer clothing in Ohio. By 1867, Russell seems to have left Ohio and ended up in Rohrersville, Md. where, on Feb. 27, he married Almira J. Rohrer. By the 1870 Page County census, Robert H. Russell (listed as a farmer, though also known as a Luray merchant) and his wife Almira were living in Springfield, in the same house as Jeremiah H. and Malinda Rohrer (both old enough to have been Almira's parents). Russell's final resting-place can be found in Green Hill Cemetery alongside his wife. Bio by Robert H. Moore, II (aka "Cenantua")

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Where is Robert Hill Russell's memorial?
Robert Hill Russell's memorial is located at: Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Oakland County, USA.
When did Robert Hill Russell death?
Robert Hill Russell death on 1911 in Page County, Virginia, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Robert Hill Russell's memorial?
Latitude: 42.5224991
Longitude: -83.3059921

Family Members:

Parent

Valentine Russell

(1814 - 1891)

Margaret Hill Russell

(1818 - 1902)

Spouse

Almira J. Rohrer Russell

(1844 - 1914)

Siblings

Minerva Ann Russell Longfellow

(1839 - 1920)

James Edwin Russell

(1848 - 1932)

John Fletcher Russell

(1851 - 1942)

Lorin Valentine Russell

(1854 - 1871)

Albert William Russell

(1859 - 1941)

Children

Carrie R Russell

(1870 - 1899)

Agnes Russell

(1873 - 1949)

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Coordinate: 42.5224991, -83.3059921

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Coordinate: 42.5258470, -83.3100450

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Coordinate: 42.5463380, -83.2351040

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Coordinate: 42.4749985, -83.2608032

15. Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4749140, -83.2603170

16. First United Methodist Church Memorial Garden
Birmingham, Oakland County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5454370, -83.2330870

17. Kirk in the Hills Columbarium
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Coordinate: 42.5810394, -83.2942886

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Coordinate: 42.4848420, -83.2405580

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Coordinate: 42.5672188, -83.2440186

21. First Presbyterian Church Cope Memorial Garden
Farmington Hills, Oakland County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4847290, -83.3785190

22. Beekman Cemetery
Southfield, Oakland County, USA
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23. Greenwood Cemetery
Birmingham, Oakland County, USA
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24. Bloomfield Hills Cemetery (Defunct)
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