Robert S. Garnett
officer in the United States Army and a Confederate States Army brigadier general
Years: 1819 - 1861
Robert Selden Garnett (December 16, 1819 – July 13, 1861) is a career military officer, serving in the United States Army until the American Civil War, when he becomes a Confederate States Army brigadier general.
He is the first general officer killed in the Civil War.
