The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-12

two days battle of shiloh, assisted in covering the retreat, were then form cd Into q regiment composed of seven companies from Alabama and three from Mississippi, and for a while it was called tho Ist Mississippi and Ala bama Regiment of cavalry. After Shiloh and up to about the middle of July, lae2, were operating under Gem eral James n. Chalmers. who comman- ded all of the cavalry of the army of Tupeio. On the 18th day of July, 1862. Colonel Joseph Wheeler was then with General Bragg's army, con- sisting of about small brigade and from thence on until the surrender of Johnston's army in North Carolina in 1865 my regiment fre-named sth Con- federate, because made up of troops from different states), was with and composed a part of "wheeier's Cav airy.''
 My Dear Mrs Jones. I have given you these outline facts merely to let you know where I was and what op- portunities l had to preserve a few "reminiscences of those years of trail and the ensanguined fields traversed while doing battle in eight of the Confederate States Of course this is not written for publication, but before long I will endeavor to send you an episode or two from the tablets of memory
 Very respectfully. your obedient ser want, Geo. Knox Miller.
 Made Request After Death.
 The Charlotte. N. C.. Observer says: Last week in his speech at Cornelius. Col Paul B. Means. of Concord, re- lated the following interesting story.
 At the battle of Seven Pines. on the 31st of May, 1882. passing the ground wheer some Federais had been camping on their outer lines. w. M. Robbins. q major of the 4th Alabama Regiment, feeling some trepidation and dread on the eve of the battle. and noticing a little piece of paper with printing on 7th verse of the 9ist Psalm: "A thou sand shall fall at thy side and ten thou sand at thy right hand. but 1t shall not come njgh thee., He often told his brother. Capt E. O. Robbins. of Lexington. and others. that on reading these words all apprehension left him and he went on Into the battle with confidence that he would come out un- hurt, as he did.
 Captain Julius A. Robbins. a bro- ther of Major w. M Robbins and Capt Frank c. Robbins. was in General Cor don's command. and, on an expedition up ia Kentucky, to get refit and re-
  ling on the night of July '. 1884, Just at daylight on the sth large force of Federals came upon them before many could form a line Captain Julius Rob- bins, however. as well as a few other officers, did get his men formed in line to resist the attack. As he mount ed the fence which was in front of the line he called to his men in his last words. Boys. don't let them run over us," and instantly fell dead with ri- fie ball trough his brain. The Fed- erals captured nearly the entire force, which was sent to Fort Delaware. where Captain Frank Robbins was a prisoner at that time. Captain Robbins talked with men of his brothers company who were at his side when he fell and they told him 1t was just at the dawn of day, June 8. 1864.
 who knew nothing of Julius Robbins' death and who had been badly wounded in the battle of the Wilderness. May g., 1884. was at his fathers. in Randolph county, and just at the dawn of day of the morning of June s. 1884. as he walk ed up iR a sort of startle, he saw Julius above him as plain as he ever saw him in his life. and he heard him say. Mack. take care of my wife and children" and then disappeared.
 "JuIius left surviving him a widow, A son and q daughter. The foregoing are facts. have heard them often ana have them in writing from Cap tain Frank Robbins. Only those who know how the souls of loved and de- narted ones can commune with us can understand and explain the facts. but there are those who know how to do this"