Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-25
RoBEgFSoN's BATrLRY at sAnoH.

CoRISrH, MISS, April IL, 1862
To hs Editor Of tie Wig:
Amorg the many incidents worthy Of record and Of
jua appreciation In the late battle of "Shoh and, in
bsi"g publicly Hentisned, Only glFes hoDor to when
honor is cue, the daring ana slccessul exploits Of
Captain Ii. RobeFIsolS Bst,ry Of Light Arlery
someli1 o. called the Cau che Bat cry" from the aas
an 'pi! Of ts Ulcers. This battery is one of the vtrv
fas 10 the Confederate service, cOmgoasl of six bras
tw,lvePouudsr Napolsas gqrs, Of anew model which
we're sppeTiD,endsd in their construction b. that W
known and highly accomplished cai,er, Osp ain H. o.
dowsi Qlisf Of ordaAn9e in General Bugg's GVi,ion
Tne mme1te SUCCESS 0f this battery aud great d,sruc
ion /. dealt the enemy, the remark Of the whole
org.as to which /! attached. Cst.u Robertson is
from Tsxls, aud was f9rmsry ASSISTANT Adj ;ant or
General 6lsddehs sad scd is Cfioer of untqlalCa
courage and goodness. lis Senior Lieutenant Fra kiln
DIB.ry, IL one Of the mot accomplished ar lsiists
our Ooniedoricy Bis many friends 10 Richmond sni
hrcu .hou. the Subj who knew Snd Apr cste his
ulents. will r ,e 10 tbs Sobievs1 ,ns of tits battery,
Shlch is so msoa indebted TO bis superior and unFiYg
frs IN bringing it the proficiency it has reached
cot DuBlry though born 10 Plilad lphs, was ore of
the very rst Officers 10 the old Untsd Safes service to
ali to the cause Of Dur Oonfeieracy. Uati recesty
n looted q. FyEsseslt, ald served with Gresl
credi: in the rss?oa lois ordnance depTin mt at
bat pint RICHARDSON'S Bl;tory the orly enc
at ached to the Brigade OF the late ard lapented
Cen Gladden. NOBLE chiValrons and brave caicer
as ever fe! 10 any The Il. rsgm n: OF L-usana
Regulars, which terribly Gu, up uopot:d tbs
battery a portion # ii, tire. At one PERIOD Of Spn
LAYS engsgamsu u1lisd by inalry, It succ ,eded in
few minutes, 10 sieacing an Oao battery of piece
md at another tms performed the extra linsry feat
completely silencng AMI cap aEing anohes battery from
Hiures "a ccnsistias Of is p'undes three Gpcurie's
rid D. and ore l2-Iou der Parrctt gur with the asg OF
the battery Ou.Gg 10 tn large number Of htrsss die
shei srd e continued sc'ioa OF the b.ter7, the Pr
rot gan val the only b;ogt III the field. the %:
LAblml regiment fought u1dsE cover OF the b:ttery
sr OF su day and though macy successive attempt wcr
Dc to charge this bat cry 1t IlI7ed such terrible havoc
In he er emys raaks, tia ss line could Trey form
III en- force to make iLelr efos.s successful. Woe
our army fell back, on Mani,y evening, its orgnsl
hnes this battery covered tie rsar. Toe cen irue1 &C.
ssss throrghol, So dly and Honiar O. he's Nlpoleon
su7 ia the ttickes Of the fight, md not Losing pc
stou or IN at Aly time, SS' remarkable. TIE ma y
friends In your city o: Capt Robertson and Ii. DuBarry
o,nn,t help eliog ateres, and pride in the manner in
ch they aud hsir brave company acquitted tfeus'Iv''
With such officers TO command, and L'eu.s. Dsus anu
Britau 70 co-oporl'e, this battery vii make its mark
Eherevr l. goes. There scarcely man in the CON.
plny 70: worndd these mostly were CAT, however,
a1d al hcps econ b, well and ready for the next gre,
blt.ls which ia not far distant, Geo. gladden. died the
morning and ia IrsAt sss to our army. For method,
.x2icuce, great bravery aud good Judgment, he hi
few surerlors AID not many equals.
Yours, respcc fully, II. A.