Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30

COLONEL ROBERTSON.
Colonel Fred l.. Robertson. adjutant-
general and chief Of staff. has
gallant war record. re left
school when 10 years Of age. and.
mastering into service with the Second
South Carolina Volunteers, he served win
his regiment in South Carolina and NIr-
ginia was at Fairfax Courthouse and
Manassas. and IN December. sol. was
honorably discharged from service on ae-
count Of disability proc iced by a wound.
In the following year. though, he re-en-
tered the service. in the capacity OF lieu
tenant and was assigned 10 duty IN the
quartermaster > department. lie request
20 permission 10 so TO the 'front.', Dut
was not allowed 10 do So on account or
his wound. lie resigned in 1863. however
and went In the battles anyhow, joining
he cavalry as a scout, in which capacity
he served Until the surrender. He was
with Hampton IN the Trevlllians raid
and followed him through most Of his
bloodiesi hghts.
GENERAL W. D. CHIPLEY.
General william Dudley Chipley COM
mander Of the First Brigade Of Florida.
was born during the sojourn ~ his pa
rents az Columbus. Ga, juno g. 1870.
When years old his father Or. w.
Chipley, returned 10 Lexington, KY,
his former home. and the place OF his
birth Mr. Cnipley was reared al LeXing-
ton being educated az the Kentucky MIL
tary Institute near FranktogO ard al
TransyIvania University. at Lexington
At q he went South, and was INST
sergeant-major. and Afterwards adiutant
u tho Ninth Kentucky Infantry, OF the
ORIGINAL Breckenridge Brigade. AFTERWARDS
comman ded by Hanson. Helm, and Lewis.
lie was also record agent OF tho Ken
lucky troops under a law OF the Con-
fedefate Congress, with the rank ano
emoluments OF Northumberland.
without quitting his place IN the held'
he gathered a large amount OF data
which was burned in August, In a con-
aagrat!or started by Federal troops. lie
was badly wounded at Shiloh, and again
al Chickamauga. and captured at the bat
lie OF Peach-Tree creek. near Atlanta
At the end OF the war he married. In
Alabama, near the city OF Columbus, Ga
where he resided FOR eight or ten years,
being prominent in city, political, ana
business affairs. About twenty years
ago he moved TO Pensacola, ana since
then has been prominently connected with
aver. enterprise IN the Advancement OF
the city OF his adoption Among otnei
things. he built & railroad. which doubled
the population OF Pensacola, and
Joined Western Florida TO tie balance
of the state He was several times Mayor
of the city OF Pensacola, and his ad-
minlstration added TO his reputation as
progressive official and fine executive
officer.
He was the suggester and the prime
worker in the erection Of the handsome
Confederate monument at Pensacola. and
upon his motion the inscription on the
east face was devoted 70 Jefferson Davis.
being tho FIRST monumental recognition
given the President Of the Confederate
States.
THE SECOND BRIGADE.
General W Il. Moore. commanding tAe
Second Florida Brigade, was born IN
| Leon county, Fla. May 9. 1892. In 1856
he moved 10 Columbia county, ahd
engaged ln the mercantile business, where
| he remained until the commencement or
the war. In 1861, when he raised the
| FIRST company organized IN his county
ana was ordered TO Cedar Keys 10 take
command. Here he captured Lieutenant
| Selden. United States navy and nine
| teen marines, ana assisted In making
! prizes Of several vessels. His company
| was mustered into the Second FLORIDA
/ ID .ciroapt and reached virginia in july,