Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios -  General Robert Cumming Schenck

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   SCHENCK, GEN. ROBERT CUMMING, born in Franklin, Ohio, October 4, 1809.
   Graduated at Miami University 1827. Studied law, and practiced in
   Dayton. Served three terms in Congress. Sent to Brazil 1857, on
   diplomatic mission. Devoted to railroad business till outbreak of
   Civil war. Commissioned brigadier May 17, 1861. Wounded at second
   battle of Bull Run. Promoted to rank of major-general 1862. Sent to
   Congress in 1866. In 1870 appointed Minister to Great Britain. Resumed
   law practice in Washington, which he continued till his death on March
   23, 1890.