. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. DR. CHARLES D. ROBINSON was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., March 1, 1809. When only three years of age his father died, leaving his mother with her three sons (the others' nanies being William and Watson) in quite limited circumstances. The mother, who was a lady of consider- able culture, supported the family for a few years by teaching, and until the boys grew to be able to care for themselves. W
. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. DR. CHARLES D. ROBINSON was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., March 1, 1809. When only three years of age his father died, leaving his mother with her three sons (the others' nanies being William and Watson) in quite limited circumstances. The mother, who was a lady of consider- able culture, supported the family for a few years by teaching, and until the boys grew to be able to care for themselves. When about twenty-one years of age, Charles began the study of medi- cine with Dr. Halsey, of that county, and about the same time his mother died. At the age of twenty-four he was graduated at Fairfield, N. Y., and began the practice of his profession in the town of Burns, Allegany Co., N. Y. During tlie year he re- mained in that town he was married to Minerva, daughter of John Welch, of Tompkins County. She was born in Scipio, Cayuga Co., in 1813. Dr. Robinson was successfully located in practice at Angelica, Almond, and Burns, and enjoyed a large business and the c<.nfi- dence of a large cirosition of brigade and division surgeon, and received honorable mention by the generals commanding in their reports. He continued to occupy this position until April, 1864, when on account of the failing health of his father ho resigned his commis- sion and came home. V^ery soon, however, lie returned to the army and was corn missioned as Surgeon of the ITOth Ro^riment, with commission dated May 16, 1864, which position he fiiied until he was mustered out at the close of the war, under generrJ or<lor June 16, 1805. To write a history of Dr. Robinson's connection with the army would be to sketch an outline narrative of th<? marches, pri- vations, and battles of the regiments which he was connected with during the entire Please note that these images are extracted from s
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