Joseph P. Robinson
Joseph P. Robinson was born around 1840 in Maryland to John and Hannah Robinson. His father was a minister. By 1855, the family was living in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. By 1860, they were living in Boston, Massachusetts, and Robinson was working as a clerk.
 
In September 1862, he received a commission as a 2nd lieutenant in the 32nd Massachusetts Infantry. In early 1863, he served on detached duty as a quartermaster in Washington, D.C. He was promoted to 1st lieutenant in March 1863. He mustered out on July 14, 1865, and he died sometime after the war.
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(5151)Robinson, Joseph P.1840
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: 2nd Lieutenant
  • Rank out: 1st Lieutenant
  • Rank highest: 1st Lieutenant
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (14630) [writer] ~ Joseph P. Robinson to Francis J. Parker, 6 January 1863

Places - Records: 2

  • (99) [birth] ~ Maryland
  • (237) [residence in 1860] ~ Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (1073) [officer] ~ 32nd Massachusetts Infantry
SOURCES

1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1860 United States Federal Census, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records of Joseph P. Robinson, available from Fold3.com