Royal Emerson Whitman [SEP] place of birth
Royal Emerson Whitman
Colonel Royal Emerson Whitman (May 11, 1833 – February 12, 1913), was an American army officer who served in the Civil War, Reconstruction and the Indian wars, best known for his association with the 1871 Camp Grant massacre. He was the father of noted orthopedic surgeon Royal Whitman.
Early life.
Royal Emerson Whitman was born May 11, 1833 at Turner, Maine, the son of Royal and Sally (Bradford) Whitman. Prior to his military career, he was a
community beautification, public health, civil defense, charity and cultural programs. Records include correspondence, minutes, financial records, scrapbooks and printed material. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database. Ms1963-002. http://vaheritage.org/
- Emerson, C. E. Sanitary Roanoke: Report to the Committee on Civic Improvement. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1907. by C.E. Emerson, Jr. and Ezra B. Whitman, Civil and Sanitary Engineers, Baltimore, Md. ; presented to the