Question: Facts: - death place: canon city , colorado - caption: robert alexander cameron - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american civil war - death date: 15 march 1894 - allegiance: usa 1861 united states of america union - placeofburial: canon city , colorado - birth date: 22 february 1828 - serviceyears: 1861 & ndash ; 65 -lrb- union army -rrb- - name: robert alexander cameron - branch: usa army union army - image: r a cameron acw.jpg - birth place: brooklyn , new york - rank: 35px brevet major general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert alexander cameron .
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robert alexander cameron -lrb- february 22 , 1828 -- march 15 , 1894 -rrb- was an american soldier and newspaper publisher .he served as a union general during the american civil war .during the war he was made a brigadier general and after the war was appointed a brevet major general .after the war he was heavily involved in developing farms in the u.s. state of colorado .