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1865 AD (search for this): chapter 1.14
rom immediate peril of destruction. Too much credit and gratitude cannot be accorded in honor of such wise, considerate, and noble conduct. The following letter was from Colonel W. T. Robins, a gallant and meritorious officer of the Confederate cavalry, then of Gloucester, but now a citizen of Richmond: Gloucester Courthouse, February 20, 1878. My dear sir,—Your favor of the 11th of February reached me in due course of mail. In reply to your inquiry as to the burning of Richmond in 1865, on the day of the evacuation, I can only give you the following statement: My regiment crossed the river from Richmond to Manchester about 8 A. M., as well as I can remember, after the span of Mayo's bridge over the canal was fired. I remained in Manchester some time after crossing, but just how long I cannot now remember. However, I do remember seeing the fire on the Richmond side, and that quite a high wind was prevailing at the time, blowing from the river in the direction of the cit
February 20th, 1878 AD (search for this): chapter 1.14
flict; and that he promptly addressed his whole command to the arrest and extinguishment of the fire, which was thereby effected, and the whole city saved from immediate peril of destruction. Too much credit and gratitude cannot be accorded in honor of such wise, considerate, and noble conduct. The following letter was from Colonel W. T. Robins, a gallant and meritorious officer of the Confederate cavalry, then of Gloucester, but now a citizen of Richmond: Gloucester Courthouse, February 20, 1878. My dear sir,—Your favor of the 11th of February reached me in due course of mail. In reply to your inquiry as to the burning of Richmond in 1865, on the day of the evacuation, I can only give you the following statement: My regiment crossed the river from Richmond to Manchester about 8 A. M., as well as I can remember, after the span of Mayo's bridge over the canal was fired. I remained in Manchester some time after crossing, but just how long I cannot now remember. However,
March 4th, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 1.14
erview with the Adjutant-General: war Department, Adjutant-General's office, Washington, May 22, 1879. John Howard, Esq., Attorney at Law, Richmond, Va.. sir,—Referring to your inquiry of the 21st instant, I have respectfully to inform you that no record can be found in this office of any orders issued by the Government of the United States directing commanders in the field to seize tobacco belonging to adherents of the Confederacy. It appears, however, of record that on the 4th of March, 1865, General Grant directed Colonel S. H. Roberts, commanding a brigade of the Twenty-fourth army corps, to proceed with his brigade to the vicinity of Fredericksburg, Va., for the purpose of seizing or destroying wherever found all property being used in barter for unauthorized articles of trade between the rebels and Northern cities, and to break up the contraband trade carried on between Fredericksburg and Richmond. Under these instructions, Colonel Roberts captured and destroyed a l
April 3rd, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 1.14
The Evacuation of Richmond, April 3, 1865, and the disastrous Conflagration incident Thereon. Interesting communications regarding it. Richmond, Va., November 13, 1895. To the Editor of the Dispatch . Some months ago, at your request, I made you a statement, which was published, as to the origin of the Richmond fire of the 3d of April, 1865, based upon judicial records in the great insurance litigation which ensued. I observed in your last Friday's issue an affidavit of the late Mr. James A. Scott, filed in Vial's Executor vs. The Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia, a part of that litigation, in which interesting facts were given respect he was appointed by the Council of the city one of a committee to meet the enemy and surrender the city; that sometime after midnight on the morning of the 3d of April, 1865, he, in company with other members of the committee, and with Judge John A. Meredith and Judge William H. Lyons, who had been requested by the Council to act
April 2nd, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 1.14
l G. W. C. Lee, was stationed at Chaffin's Bluff, in front of and only a few hundred yards from Fort Harrison. I commanded at the time two of the Virginia battalions of artillery, being then lieutenant-colonel of artillery. On Sunday night, April 2d, 1865, under orders from General G. W. C. Lee, I drew in my first picket guard and sentinels as quietly as possible, and left our lines about midnight, and with the residue of Custis Lee's Division started on the memorable retreat. Our movement during and at the close of the war he was interested in the ownership and control of a large amount of leaf tobacco, and that he had for a long while been a member of the City Council of Richmond; that when it was understood, on Sunday, the 2d of April, 1865, the city was to be evacuated by the Confederate Government, upon the approach of the United States forces, he was appointed by the Council of the city one of a committee to meet the enemy and surrender the city; that sometime after midnight
November 13th, 1895 AD (search for this): chapter 1.14
The Evacuation of Richmond, April 3, 1865, and the disastrous Conflagration incident Thereon. Interesting communications regarding it. Richmond, Va., November 13, 1895. To the Editor of the Dispatch . Some months ago, at your request, I made you a statement, which was published, as to the origin of the Richmond fire of the 3d of April, 1865, based upon judicial records in the great insurance litigation which ensued. I observed in your last Friday's issue an affidavit of the late Mr. James A. Scott, filed in Vial's Executor vs. The Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia, a part of that litigation, in which interesting facts were given respecting the occurrences of the memorable occasion. [This appeared in the Dispatch of November 10th, and was in response to a query as stated in an issue of the paper November 3d. It is subjoined—Ed.] To-day, in looking over some old papers in my office for another purpose, I came across several letters that were written to me at
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