The National tribune., 1886-09-16

started the Kenton Republican, issuing the first
number Jan. 10. lSi7. This paper, in the face
Of great obstacles. in the midst of poor peo-
pie, and a thin and scattered population, he
made a success working day and night, filling
all positions, from devil" 10 editor. and man
fully persevering against manifold discourage
ments
He was stanch Whig, terse aud vigor-
Gus writer, and while his paper began TO
be known, he himself became local power
in politics. He was elected Clerk of the Gen
eral Assembly in the session of 1867, and
was Secretary Of the first Republican Conven-
ton held in the State, of which Salmon +.
Chase was President. He prospered in hus--
ness became an active member of the Episcopal
Church, and was married 10 Helen Nj. Spaud
ing in lsiS, who lived but four years In ls5S
he married Hester A. Carlin. daughter Of Hon.
Parlee Carlin, Of Finday. He has three chill
dren living.
When the war broke out, without a moments
hesitation he enlisted as a private solder IN
Co. q, Atm Ohio, on April Il, 1861. The next
day he was elected First Lieutenant, and day
or two later Captain. He served in the Rich
Mountain campaign, and in October was ap-
pointed Major of the SD Ohio, and moved with
the regiment into West Virginia in February,
1862. In April he was appointed Lieutenant
Colonel.
Under Milroy the regiment participated in
10 the battle of Cross Keys, June :.
It is needless here TO follow in detail the
glorious career Of Robinson and his famous SD
regiment. The record of that organization is
uncxcelled for endurance, for discipline, for
gallantry, for daring for marching and for
fighting, and always at their head was the fear
less leader they loved and followed from the
time when the Colonel was shot dead in the
fight near Gainesville on Aug. -.
In the battle of Charlottesville the regiment
suffered severely, coming out with but l3i
men. In June, lS63, Col Robinson. Frustrated
by severe sickness, had been given a furlOugh
of 80 days, and went to New Haven 10 rest aud
recuperate When he heard that the army was
again in motion he hurried back, although his
furlough was unexpired, and reioined his regi-
ment in time 10 lead il at Gettysburg SO
deadly was the fight in which the sd partici-
pated that in 40 minutes 10 of its officers were
| killed and wounded, aud more than two-thirds
Of its men were stretched upon the plain. Col.
| Robinson was shot through the lungs. He lay
| for two days and nights between the opposing
! lines before the great battle dTifted oil 10 the
south in fugitives aud pursuers, aud aid could
be given the wounded. Such wound wonld
have sent most men TO the retired list, but Col.
| Robinson soon rejOined his regiment and again
| breasted the storm OF battle
In all the great battles of the Georgia cam
paign, from Wauhatchie Hghts and Missionary
| Ridge down TO the sea, Gen. Robinson was a
conspicuous and brilliant figure. His brigade
was always in the front, always at the point OF
honor and danger.
While at Savannah Col Robinson received
long-delayed justice by being promoted ia
| Brgadier-General, and later was breyetted
| Maior-Genera for gallant aud meTitoriOus SER
vices. Gen. Robinson led his brigade through
| the Carolina campaign and on 10 Washington,
| where he rode at its head in the grand review
Gen. Robinson after retiring To private life
engaged extensively in business looking 20 the
development aud building up of his own County
and community, and attending to his own
affairs, almost entirely neglected for over -four
| years. He was President of projected rail.
| road and director in another, the Chicago q
| Atlantic, which has since been built from Mar
ion 10 Chicago. January %. 1850, he was ap-
pointed Commissioner Of Railroads aud Tee-
| graphs by Gov. Charles Foster, an Office he
filled with his usual ability and efficiency
making the fullest aud best compilation and
| report ever made up TO that time from that de-
partment. This position he resigned 10 repre-.
sent his district in the 47th Congress, posi-.
tion 10 which he was called by a majority oi
| l,l39.
Gen. Robinson was distinguished in Congress
by the same qualities that had made him SC
successful and eminent in other fields, and he
at once took a commanding position. No mem
Der was more earnest in study. more devoted
| 10 work more fai thful 10 constituents, country
and party than he. His name became promi
nently connected with some of the most i'm
portant measures before Congress, and his en-
tire record was such as TO send him back tri
umphantly for a second term. in an election
which was in most cases in Ohio disastrous u
Republicans.
Gen. Robinson gave a great deal Of attention
also, TO the biii relieving from the charge o
desertion all soldiers who left their command
without permission after the close of the war
and also aided in securing the passage of bill
giving full pay OF their rank 10 men and officer
who were promoted and assigned 10 duty
though not mustered in their new rank.
He also introduced and pushed, with nj
energy, bill 10 pension the survivors of th
rebel prison pens, which bill received the ap
proval of the Grand Army Posts throughou
the entire country. In one of his speeches h.
said: "They have given pensions 20 tn
wounded, 10 the sick, and TO the widows AN,
| orphans; but 10 those who endured worse thar
wounds. worse than sickness, worse often thar
death itself, they have given nothing"
While he was serving his second term th
Republican party of Ohio in convention as
sembled at Cleveland, April 23 and u. nOmi
Hasoa him for The office OF Secretary OF State
an honor he did not seek, and only accepte
through the sense Of loyalty and duty TO tn
| party that has always controlled him IN hi
party relations. lie WAS elected and has serve
for nearly two years with the utmost eiiicienc
and fidelity. lie was unanimously nominate
at the receat Republican State Convention.