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Robert G. Shaver
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Robert Glenn Shaver
Nickname(s) Fighting Bob
Born (1831-04-18)April 18, 1831
Sullivan County, Tennessee, US
Died January 13, 1915(1915-01-13) (aged 83)
Foreman, Arkansas, US
Place of burial
Center Point Cemetery, Howard County, Arkansas
Allegiance  Confederate States of America
Years of service 1860–1865 (CSA)
Rank Confederate States of America Colonel.png Colonel
Commands held 7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
38th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
Shaver's Brigade
Battles/wars American Civil War
Other work Lawyer, Sheriff

Robert Glenn Shaver (April 18, 1831 – January 13, 1915) was an American lawyer, militia leader, and colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War serving in several key battles in the Western Theater. After the war, he became an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Arkansas. Later, he served as commander of the State Guard and the Reserve Militia of Arkansas, as well the commander of the Arkansas Division of the United Confederate Veterans.

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