GEN. B. S. ROBERTS General B. S. Roberts, after whom Camp Roberts at Davenport was named, graduated from West Point in 1835 and resigned from the service in 1839.  He was appointed principal engineer of the Ogdensburg & Champlain railroad and later assistant geologist of the state of New York.  He studied law and established himself in the practice of his profession at Fort Madison, Iowa, in 1844.  In 1846 he was appointed first lieutenant of a regiment of mounted riflemen and took part in many heroic incidents in the Mexican war.  He led the advance of Quitman's army into the City of Mexico and raised the United States flag over the ancient palaces of the Montezumas.  For service in General Scott's campaign he was breveted major and a colonel in the regular army by President Polk.  He was thanked by the legislature of Iowa and a sword was presented to him.  At the breaking out of the Civil war he was given charge of the southern department of New Mexico, was made a brigadier general of volunteers by President Lincoln and served as chief of cavalry and inspector general of the army under General Polk and later commanded a brigade in western Virginia.  He was assigned to the command of the department of Iowa on June 11, 1863, with headquarters at Davenport.  He was relieved from this department the following December 2, 1863. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L