Robert G. Shaver

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Robert G. Shaver
Shaver in U.C.V. uniform, 1911
Nickname(s)	"Fighting Bob"[1]
Born	(1831-04-18)April 18, 1831 Sullivan County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	January 13, 1915(1915-01-13) (aged 83) Foreman, Arkansas, U.S.
Buried	Center Point Cemetery, Howard County, Arkansas, U.S.
Allegiance	Confederate States
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1860–1865
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 27th/38th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Shaver's Brigade
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Shiloh (WIA) Battle of Mansfield Battle of Pleasant Hill Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
Other work	Lawyer, Sheriff

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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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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