Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-08
OBITUARY..

Capt Charles Taylor Robinson
was born in Vicksburg, Miss, april
13, 1874, a descendant of We.
known families OF Virginia. His
great, great grandfather, Henry
| Robinson, came from the north OF
Ireland in the first part OF 1900,
and settled in Pennsylvania. Henry
Robinsons's son. John Robson, was
also a native Of Pennsylvania, but
when his mother was left widow
they moved to Campbell county, Vir-
ginia, where he married Janet Ed
gar in 1918, and their son, Henry.
Robinson, was married in 1909 TO
Polly Dair, OF Virginia, a direct de-
don Robinson, son of Henry Robin
son and father of Capt. Robinson,
siniar March I. 1914. Capt. Rob-
insons maternal great grandmother
Wis Lucy odl tti VI II Sliiid' anu
his grandmother was Martha Page,
also of Virginia.
Gordon Robinson and Martha
Page Taylor, father and mother Of
Capt Robinson. were married in
Vicksburg, Miss, January 80, 1872.
His mother a descendant of the old
families OF Pages, Carriers and Lees.
was born in Lynchburs, Virginia.
the daughter of Rev. Richardson
Taylor, of Richmond. Va. She was
reared in Russellville, ky. In 1888
she came with her widowed mother
to Vicksburg, where She married
Gordon Robinson, who had come
from Virginia to Mississippi and es-
tablshed himself in Vicsburg as
banker. Capt Robinson's father
moved to Gumwood, Miss, on the
Sunflower river. immedie ,ly after
the war, and became a planter
Capt. Robinson was the second OF
a tally of nine. His boyhood was
spent among Wick sburg's hills. lie
attended The Methodist Sunday
school there and grew up under the
ministry of br. c. X Marshall, w.
p. Barton. II. II. Montgomery, Whit
field. Harrington. and other distln-
suished preachers OF the Mississippi
conference. He was personal
friend of President Jefferson DAVIS,
and also had for his early contenl-
Doraries and friends, VIM. \. Lake,
Gen. B. S. Tappan, Walker Brooke
Maramduke shannon, VIM. >.
Smedes Thos. 4. Marshall, Coz. W.
G. Kiger. Edwin G. Cook, jos. Il.
Davis. ]. V. Payne, VIM. T. 8a'iHr'
and many other ola ',,'izens OF ga
day.
H., wa II ;o9rs nd when H.
war Locke out and Anlisrei IN the
ISt1 regiment Of Mississippi Nolnn'
teers. Nahone's division, Harris
brigade 4. p. Hills Corps, OF the
Army of Northern Virginia, and
served with GREAT gallantry through
out the war. taking part III most Oh
me. grea4 battles of the Civil war;
and surrendered with the remnant
of Lees army at Apponattox. ne
was in t,e battles OF Antietam. Sec
ond Bull Run, Spottsylvania Court
House. Gettysburg, the Battle u
tho Wilderness, the Seven Days Bat
file Gaines Mill and Hanover Court
House. the Battle OF Seven Pines or
Fair Oaks. and others. He was
wounded in the battle OF GettyS-
hnrq his skull being fractured by q
niece of exploding shell while hs
was supporting a. wounded coInfaoN
ue was also wounded in another
hot,le heiug struck in the arm os
a mimic ball, and came near LOSING
his arm.
When Lee was surrounded ~
>nnomattox and surrendered ms
army TO avert useless slaughter
Captain Robinson, as with many all
other soldier who thought OF theh
! last chance gone forever, wept OIL
| Ter tears all night long,
1.e soldiers were soon mnsef@'
out, and the trains We're efo"ue'
with them, returning to their homes
after four long years OF weary con
J fict. Captain Robinson Travelled
out to Burkville Junction, lev
miles out from Appomattox, K
catch the train on the long trl
home. While standing there in thu