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Born in Armagh, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
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As an officer with Major General Zachary Taylor's forces, Maclay was wounded at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, Texas on May 9, 1846,
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He was on garrison duty in Texas for eleven years and was for a time the commander of Fort Inge.[1]
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Robert P. maclay was born in the north but still had relatives in the union army he joined the point Coupee militia and was captain in December 16, 1861.
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He was appointed a major and an inspector general on the 6th Louisiana militia brigade on March 1 1862,
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October 31, 1862 that Maclay was appointed to a position in the Confederate States Army as major of artillery
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General E. Kirby Smith succeeded robert p. maclay as commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department on February 9, 1863
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General E. Kirby Smith succeeded Holmes as commander of the Trans-Mississippi Army on January 14, 1863
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Maclay attended Lewiston Academy after which he became a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1836.
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rank from April 30, 1864 by General E. Kirby Smith
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In January 1865, Smith gave Maclay a 60-day leave of absence in order to deal with the situation.[4][6] There is no record that Maclay ever returned to duty.[4][6]
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He lived near New Roads, Louisiana in Pointe Coupee Parish and was active in the Episcopal Church.[6
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died on May 20, 1903 at the home of his daughter
Mifflin County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: May 20, 1903
Fordoche
Pointe Coupee Parish
Louisiana, USA Civil War Confederate General. An artillery officer who was both liked and respected, he had distinguished service in the western theater of the conflict. Born to a prominent Pennsylvania family that had produced two US Senators and a Congressman, he was educated at the Lewiston Academy then gained admission to West Poin
