The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
COL. R. II. LINDSAY
His Record as a Soldier and as a
Citizen.

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Cured in the Istrouma Hotel at Baton
Rouge at 6 o'clock Friday morning,
July I, was born in Melrose, Scotland,
in 1882. He served an apprenticeship
| in the Glasgow Apothecary. In 1851
he came to the United States, when he
qualified himself as a pharmacist before
the board at Milledgeville, Ga. He
came to Shreveport under engagement
for John W. Morris, druggist, who died
in 1858. He was afterwards engaged in
mercantile pursuits to the beginning of
the war, which he resumed after the
close of the contest.
As a citizen he was noted for his in
dustry and his probity, his gentle cour-
tesy which he inherited by education
and from a distinguished ancestry.
He was president of the Morris Com
press Company, president of the Board
of Health during a term of three years.
He was assessor of Caddo parish and
member of the Masonic fraternity.
| His life is one record of usefulness,
At the time of his demise he was an
elder in the Presbyterian church and
he was member of the Pension Board
and had gone to Baton Rouge to con-
slider the claims ~of Confederate Veter-
ans for pensions.
AS A SOLDIER.
When war had been declared between
the State, R. H. Lindsay assisted in
| raising a company of volunteers known
as the Caddo Fencib1es. He was elected
lieutenant, then he was promoted to
I captain His company was connected
with the Sixteenth Louisiana, of which
he was Major, then Lieutenant Colonel.
He was breyeted Colonel for gal1antry
on the field. 5
Throughout the campaign in Ken
tueky, Tennessee and Georgia in the
most trying of ordeals, Colonel Lindsay
was always conspicuous in the discharge
OF his duties. With his regiment he
won renoWn on many hard fought
field. He was noted for his GOODNESS,
his courage and heroism. He was de-
voted to his men who reciprocated this
mark of esteem, as their Colonel shared
with them the privations of the camp
and the ordeals of the march.
During the campaign beginning at
Dalton, Ga, after Missionary Ridge,
Colonel Lindsay with his regiment con-
nected with the Gibson Louisiana Bri-
gade of the Army of Tennessee were
engaged IN combats with the enemy
with rare exceptions daily. From Dali
ton, Ga, to Jonesboro, Ga, and from
Jonesboro, Ga, to Nashville, Tenn,
and then from Nashville to within a
/ short interval including the Battle of
| Spanish Fort, in Mobile Bay, Ala, Glib
sons Brigade was in and with it the
Sixteenth Louisiana of which R. Fl.
| Lindsay was the, Colonel
During these campaigns were fought,
besides Shiloh, the battles Perryville,
Resaca, New Hope Church, Kennesaw
Mountain, the battles of the 22nd and
the 18th of July before Atlanta, the bat
tie of Atlanta and Jonesboro, where
thousands of men were slain
The campaign in Tennessee by Hood
and the retreat therefrom during
which were fought the Battle of Frank
lin and Nashville, Tenn, was as trying
as the retreat of Napoleon from Mos
cow. The 'Confederates, many of them
in bare feet and the greatest number
having scarcely sufficient garments to
keep them warm, marched through ice
and snow. 1t is not possible to describe
the horror of this campaign in this
sketch, but with the rear guard, cover
ing Hoods retreat, were the Louisian-
ians of Gibson's Brigade with Col R.
H. Lindsay and his regiment who never
faltered, but fought desperately against
the greatest odds. 1t was the stubborn
resistance of the Louisianians in this
mastery retreat which saved Hoods
army from annihilation.
A faint conception of the retreat may
be given by saying that it was stand
land fight until almost overwhelmed and
then precipitate falling back for half
a mile or mile Or a longer distance,
but fighting every inch of the way.
In this retreat Colonel Lindsay was
as conspicuous for his gallantry as he
had been in the deadly carnage of hard
fought battles And yet Colonel Lind
say was never boastful of his deeds.
Colonel Lindsay was man of liberal
and enlightened views, a splendid citi-
zen, and was blessed with family de-
voted to him. His memory will ever
be enshrined in the hearts of the men
who knew and loved him for his manly
worth.
/ Colonel Lindsay was member of the
General Leroy Stafford Camp No. 8 u.
&c. v, and his comrades paid him their
last tribute of respect by attesding his