Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-25
IN MEMORY
Sergeant James r. Robinson.

MIR. Enron: Allow Il friend aud c"mr ,de to
pay "a last sad tribute to tho ncmory Of the youth
cMl martyr whose name stands muurnially 81 tie
heal o; this hrief ruloey.
Sergeant RopiysnS's f,ll, while glorious to him
self ~ a hero and patriot, Was one Of. the seyere't
blows of this cruel war upon the hume-alars OF vi.
taetion and friendship. To his Immediate family it
WAS rs beart-rending a i; was saiden bit scarce
Is less affecting wss thu. melancholy event to the
friends and brother.-in arms who had known him.
n trus ,uan and IL whulc-s"u:ei snld.er. IN all thu
yarisd sxrrrience of rar. o-liie and c,inp-anries.
an; who had witnessed with admiration bis lofty
hearing unon The hlyod-staiaed ixltie Ge!ds Of old
Virginia.
Sergeant JAMES F. RoslSsoy left the ho-om Of
his devoted family enr!.r in 81. and. full Of Gu.
thusiasrc in the yuul rsu>e cs Southern Indepeu-
dence. j;incd ia. let South Chr"!ina ReS'm"nr.
G'oI. MAKO. GRtGa. and 1as amongst the heroie
lew y ho pa .tie,na:ej in ,hs Hattie nj Fort sam-
ter, the first rcene in the drama o: this mighty
wnr. lIu afterwards j"ined the .th >. g. V, CO..
THOMAS G. BA.oy, and remainei vita it un;il :5e
,iay Of Iii. death. Having lorns his psrs in tho
battles before Richlnv,i.l, Es answered to the roll
call whom The armv entered Maryland. and Was
ever a; his post ci duty in that cs;npaisn up TO
the fatal 18th September 1892. On that day,
while tho soldiers Of the South we're rendering
the name of M"ryland heigits immortal in story,
he fell in the desperate onset, aid fell, alas! to
ris: 10 Inpre.
And what sisi. say Of him, commensurate
with his valor aud unwaveriny devotion to duty!
If there was q l,an in tue SUuils:n Thinks wso
completely denied calf and len: his cEarts wholly
to the promotion Of the comfort Of those around
him and 10 the onward movement of our good
cause. this youth, this bog was that man. Kind,
attentive, active, industrious, cheerful sud genial,
be was ever uplifting his comrades by hopeful
words and pleasant acts. 1t 10 indeed to such
spirits rs his, acting alphabetically upon hearts
drawn to them amid the tolls Of war, that cur ar.
my owes much of its already world wide renown.
Bn. our gallant brother, Our helpved friend il 20
more. lie is gone from Us, never tn return. Yet,
while memory lives and TIE Old .S-ccnta has o.e
beating heart left to recall the campaigns of Viz
GINA, the word Of affection Gll rise tn the lips
and the tear o. regret will start to the eye at the
mention oG the naue Of JAMES F. ROBINSON.
It may he proper to add that the deceased fell
in the charge upon the secund abattis at Maryland
Heights. He brcathed bnt, a moment after ho
was shot, AMI uttered not & word nor hesved a
single sigh. He VIZ, buried by the men of his
Rssiu.cat. The spot where No laid him is re-
,re,ubered; and i. will be easy to recover his re-
maine when the ,isessitudes of the war will re:-
nit. We turn away from this unworthy tribute
rs we did from his distant, solit ny grave, With
the wnrds ,fareprN, JareireH, still dwelling OF ont
l:rs snl sinking iutc our souls.
0ss or TIE DoYs,