The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-07
[CoMNTS1CATED.l

| UooCHLASD, feDluaTv :, 1861.
| MEssRs. EDITORS By the last mail I receiv ed
the Daily Eispath, of the date 2lst January Under
| the editorial head observe, under the heading
| major ANDERSON" some rel rhs indicating the
| geneaIogy OF Major ANDERSON, of Fort sumter.
| There Is a mistake In the last paragraph, which
| states that RICHARD CLoraH ANDERSON had a
younger brother, who commanded a company Of Han
over troops throughout GREENS campaign 1 he
mistake is, In saying he hada younger brother
| company OF infantry. under a commission now
before me, signed by JOHN JAY, President of the
hEae,s Of me United states Of Asrsa dated
tain in the Third Virginia Regiment, in the army
Of the United States. to take RANK such from the
l2th day of August a. d. III. On the back of the
| commission is written, JOHN ASDBRsoS.wa ap-
| pointed First Lieutenant the 18th January, 1916,
aud continued in the army until the Doth Novem :
Der, 1888" tHe was my father.l He married his
cousin, MARY ANDERSON, who WAS sister to RICH-
paragraph are substantially correct RICHARD
CLOrdH ASDERsoN's brothers, whose names were
ROBERT, SAMrYL and GEORGE, who removed to
and died in Cumberland county; also, MATTHEW,
who settled and died in Gloucester county. Nei-
ther Of them officers in the sentimental army.
will mention a little incident related to me by
my uncle, RICHARD CLoCGH ANDERSON: When thu
British troops were storming the fort at CHARLIE
ton, (it my memory i not deficient the same Fort
Moultrie his son lately commanded, he mounted
the wall, waved lis sword over his head, and
claimed, Hurrah for for. SALLY AL, FIELp: girl he
cannon ball struck the wall immediately under
ne feet, throwing him into the ditch aud covering
to- After being released as prisoner, he became
one OF Gen LA FAYErrR's aids. to the close of the
war He was then sent to Kentucky, and attached
to the command of Gen. GEORGE RoGERs CIaKx
during his campaign with the Indians. He mar
RED sister Of Gen. GEORGE ROCKS CLARK, and
settled about 10 miles ffom Louisville, and named
the place "Soldier's Retreat" His wife died
leaving one son, RICHARD G. ANDERSON, Jr., who
was sent as Minister to Columbia, South America
being the first Minister sent by the United States
Government to South America, where he and his
VIE both died Cot, kIcHARDC. ANDERSON, after
the death OF his wife, married daughter of Capt
= W ARsHALL, OF Henry county, kentucky, who
was the mother of Maj. RoBr. ANDERSON, of Fort
sumters who is now in the 18th year of his
age. The Major ANDERSON, Of Buckip CHAM, re-
feTred to, is the grandson of SAMUEL ASDERsoX,
VINO was the brother Of Col RICHARD e. AMBER
My father died when was child, and there
lore retain no personal recollection of him. From
my uncle, RICHARD CLorGH ANDERSON, | derived
many incidents of his eventful life. Among them
IN one action, - balls from the enemies guns
ball struck his watch, IN his pocket, knocked off
the ease aud glanced and in another action a ball
through The papers, and being spent, fell in his
pocket My memory does not enable Inc to say
where the battles were fought think 1t was At,
or near, the Santee river but il has been so long
since the conversation with my uncle, cannot re.
collect the place, out the creumstanc is strongly
Impressed on my memory. In the action the mil
Tia He'd, leaving my father and his company on
NE held who became surrounded by the enemy,
was preparing to ire on them. The Captain gave
orders 10 charge bayones, aud to take the nnor
rapid charge was made: and when within n
short distance from the mouth of the cannon and
the match being about applied to the cannon nv
iathcr dar'ed MS sp9nlqon at the soldier about to
causing him TO fail. They continued the charge |
passed through the line Of the enemy and made |
good their retreat by crossing the river They |
passed up the river some miles, crossed again !
found number of the enemies horses grazing- |
Each man took horse, and the third dav at ight |
reached the camp, and found they had been re- |
ported all killed aud prisoners You can readily |
aprreGat" the feelings Gf son for The cherished
caused by exposure and hardships during seveu
years and ten months, in the ardunus duties of /
soldier me- and consequently will excuse the
hasty detail have given you relating to him
Major RoBT. ANDERSON has two brothers in Gin
cinnatl. named LAKYE and CHARLES
your old friend, BENZ. ANDERSON