Robert Burns Beath

Robert Burns Beath
Born(1839-01-25)January 25, 1839
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 25, 1914(1914-11-25) (aged 75)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place of burial
Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
UnitCompany G, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry (3-month regiment)
Company D, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry
Company A, 8th United States Colored Infantry
F&S, 8th United States Colored Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Other work12th Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic

Robert Burns Beath (January 25, 1839 November 25, 1914) was an American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and as the 12th Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1883–1884.