Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-26

no Direction 10 aSSlSlluS suoh ~hP'ii
son. The following are the records as
we find them in the Argus;
Cot. CHARLES W. Rob- BRIG. GEN SELDEN
ERTs. CONNER.
Col. Roberts, former natiVe Oh Maine anu
l., ,.mher of the Ban graduate of Tufts
gor Light Infantry, was college, Mass en'eieo
commissioned Lieuten- the volunteer service In
ant Colonel of the ID August, 1861, during the
Maine Infantry at its organization Oh the TN
organization. and upon Maine Regiment, of
the nromotion of the which he was elected
,on.n,ed Jameson be. Lieutenant Colonel, and
came Colonel. At the Is such was commls'
period of his promotion, stoned by Gov. Wash
his regiment was sta burn In this capacity
,on.d at Fort Corcorau he served with much
He participated in the distinction through all
siege of Yorktown, in the campaigns In Nr-
brilliant engagement at ginia, until December,
Gaines Station. and in 1868, when he was COM
the June following in missioned Colonel of
the battle of Gaines the 10Th Regiment, upon
Mill or Chickahominy, joining which in the fol-
in the latter of which lowing MONTH he as
Col Roberts was in the sumed command Of the
,h;ckest of the fight but brigade in which it was
escaped unharmed He included. Upon the
was also at the battle Of consolidation Of the
Malvern Hill and again corps composing the
at the battle of Grove army Of the Potomac,
ton or Manassas, better in April, 1864, he was
known Is the second returned to his regi-
Bull Run, August 30th, ment. At the battle Of
1862, when the Colonel the Wilderness, May 6,
who had temporarily he was seriously wound
assumed command of ed by musket ball, and
the Brigade, had his taken to Fredericks-
horse shot under him, burg, and thence re-
but again escaped with moved to Doug ass Hos
out personal injury. In pital, where he remained
each of these and sew until July, 1865, when
ersl other engagements he was removed to his
and skirmisnes, Coi' home at Kendall's Mills,
hoperis proved ninseu where he still suffers
to be eminently fitted from the effects Of his
for his post Of command. wound and ser;ous i'll.
Al 'ns i.N '. ~ ness. He was appointed
OoA' A'oD'A'. Brigader General of
NE ~ Volunteers as an hon.
:. = -. orable recognition Of
-, go, -. gallant and meritorious
~. 60 n. Ia services.-[Report Of
VIZ 'As Adjt. Gen. IIodsdon
for single day. After pAse
much demur on the part
of the Government, and
prefer Of position
as Brigadier General,
his resignation was e.
nally accepted, and he
was honorably discharg-
ed January 10th, 1862
REPORT of Adjt Gen.
Hodsdon, page 439.
The first fact which will strike our read
ers in comparing these records is that thu
record of Col. Roberts is longer than tina
of General Conner, although Roberts
was in the army but little over yea
and Conner was connected with it foul
years. 1t will be seen also that Conner
went in as private, Roberts as L:euten
ant Colonel. Conner served in all the
campaigns in Virginia. at first as private
in Vermont regiment, then as Lieuten
ant Colonel OF the 9TH Maine, then a:
Colonel of the 10Th Maine and comman.
der Of the brigade in which it was includ
ed, and was finally severely wounded al
the battle of the Wilderness in 1864, SC
that he remained in the hospital at Wash
ington year before he was able to be
brought home to Maine, and now is
obliged to use crutches. Roberts Joined
the orvov NJ Eort Corooro, ,,as with HE
regiment in few fights on the peninsu-
la, was promoted to the colonelcy by the
death Of the gallant Jameson. and closed
his fighting days in August 1862, at the
second battle of Bull Run. We also learn
from the record that he escaped without
personal injury" After the battle last
mentioned he rendered his resignation,
and left the army in the darkest hours OF
the great struggle for the preservation OF
the government and Union.
General Connor's service began with
the first battle of Bull Run, into which he
went as private with his musket in hand.
He was in the peninsula campaign. and
In such great subsequent battles as those
of Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. and
the battle of the Wilderness. We have NO
desire to detract one iota from what may
be justly due to Roberts as a soldier, but
If he undertakes to run for Governor by a
comparison Of records with Conner he
will be the worst beaten candidate that
ever ran for that Office. According to his
record he went through his military ca
reer without personal injury" but if hi
persists in running as candidate on tina
record he will receive considerable "per
sonal injury" before this campaign il
over.
The Argus doubtless supposed because
the record of Roberts covered more printed
space than that Of Connor. that the com
parison would be to the advantage of the
former; but the bravest soldier is the mos