Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30
Northre,tern Te1n. suhdIrl.Ion.

The Northwestern Texas Sub-Diyls.0a
embracing a vast territory IS COMMANDED
by MaJ0r-Gsneral Robert Cobb -
Wichita Falls, Tex, who has as his adjl-
tant Colonel william Parks Skeeue. "
Wichita Fails. The First Brigade is cone
manded by General W b. Plemmons. n
Amarillo Tex, and the Second Brigade
by General A. T. Gay, OF Graham. Tex
General Cobb Is a native Of Kenfuc.Y
and had only begun the practice on law
when the war between the states com.
menced. He volunteered IN the Coufotr
rate States Provisional army az Gang
Boone, Tenn, IN June. lsjl. and becani
the captain of the company IN February,
1852. on the 22d day Of February. ia
Captain CObo was promoted major or az
ti.lery. and was assigned by Gent.l
Johnson 10 the comma and OF the batia.ln
OF artillery composed OF SlOc0m0's fith
Company, Washington Artillery. q AeE
Orleans; Mebans's Tcnresse9 Battery anl
COOb's Battery. Captain Cobb ccn-
mandei the battery az Shiloh. Nickspls
Baton Rouge. Hartsv.lle Landing llelnI
Murfrees ooro', Jackson (NllssJ, and CA.cA'
amauga, and participated IN The fights az
Missionary Ridge, az Rocky Face Gao
Resacer Dallas (Ga), kennesaw Mo.A-
tain, Atlanta, and Jonesooro', and 10 -
MANY minor engagements IN tho TO Jays
son ana Hood.
GENERAL a. J. GAY.
General A. y. Cay commander Of no
Second Brigade. was teaching school 10
Tennessee when the guns We're fired 90
Sumter. and no az once Joined Captain
l.. Z. McAmrry's company Of tho Twenty
second Tennessee Regiment. tLen in camp
/ al Trenton, Tenn. Two months lattr DO
was elected first lieutenant in Company
T.. Thlrty-arst Tennessee Regiment. Soon
/ after this he was mads It's captain. par
tclpatng in all the engagements and
| sharing all tho hardslips and dangers
with his company. In the winter *
| 1851 he was, ~ his own request. Or
dered 70 report 20 General y. ID. t1frfsA
! then commanding Department of Norm
/ Mississippi and West Tennesses ara
/ Kentucky. and for one year obeyed 80
orders OF this most brilliant cavalry
/ chieftaln. In command OF Company h.
/ Nineteenth and Twentieth Tennesses
/ Cavalry Captain Gay surrendered a.
/ Gainesville, Ala.
! Southeastern Texas Subdivision
Major-General w. G.. Blain. o. Fairfield
/ Tex. is the commander OF this trlsioa.
Colonel Thomas j. Gibson, Is the ~
! iutaut-general and chile; OF star or -
/ division. lie was born I'm Baldwin county
/ Ca. April ., 1913. on June 8. isji-btlns
/ then Is years Of age-he enlisted in tls
/ Confederate service Tor three years -
/ during the war''-joinlns company s.
| Twelfth Georgia Infantry. This regiment
was sent 10 Richmond. Va, and nom
there 20 stanton. and In July, iSol, was
sent into Northwest Virginia on tofeel
march to reinforce General GarnetI ".o
was being pressed back from his al.
vanced position az Romnsy by GenesA.
/ Mcclellan. Except while disabled TON
wounds received In battle. the subject o.
1 this sketch served in the Army Of North-
| ern Virginia 10 the close Of tAe war. IN
/ the Sth OF May. iS2 AZ Mcdowell ~.
regiment became a part OF the command
. Of stonewall Jackson. IL seryed unae'
him IN his celebrated valley canpa.gn'
in the seven days battle around fleh-
mond, at Cedar Mountain Second Manas-
sas. the Maryland campaign. and FREEZER
lcksburs. and AT the battle OF Chaneelio,s
viii was In Jackson's nrst lire OF oat."
under Generals polss AID Rhode IN 's>