Enlisted in Co. B., 14th Tennessee Inf.; served as part of Archer's Tennessee Brigade, Hill's Division, Jackson's Corps, under Gen. Lee; wounded at Sharpsburg, MD, at Spotsylvania, and at North Anna; was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered; paroled on June 11, 1865. In 1905 he wrote an article titled, "Heroes in Last Charge of Lee's Army", in which he described in considerable detail the charges made by his company in defense of the breastworks that Gen. Lee had ordered be held, along the Appomattox River. In a temporary pause in the fighting, Robert came upon a commissary depot that had been opened to all to prevent its being at the mercy of the Union troops; "A large country ham attracted my attention, and soon found a resting place on my bayonet."
Served as a member of the SC legslature in 1884. Was a Mason, and member of the KuKluxKlan.
Owned in Memphis a grocery on Front St, then Main after 1896.
At his death in 1922, he was buried in his full CSA uniform.
Served as a member of the SC legslature in 1884. Was a Mason, and member of the KuKluxKlan.
Owned in Memphis a grocery on Front St, then Main after 1896.
At his death in 1922, he was buried in his full CSA uniform.
Enlisted in Co. B., 14th Tennessee Inf.; served as part of Archer's Tennessee Brigade, Hill's Division, Jackson's Corps, under Gen. Lee; wounded at Sharpsburg, MD, at Spotsylvania, and at North Anna; was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered; paroled on June 11, 1865. In 1905 he wrote an article titled, "Heroes in Last Charge of Lee's Army", in which he described in considerable detail the charges made by his company in defense of the breastworks that Gen. Lee had ordered be held, along the Appomattox River. In a temporary pause in the fighting, Robert came upon a commissary depot that had been opened to all to prevent its being at the mercy of the Union troops; "A large country ham attracted my attention, and soon found a resting place on my bayonet."
Served as a member of the SC legslature in 1884. Was a Mason, and member of the KuKluxKlan.
Owned in Memphis a grocery on Front St, then Main after 1896.
At his death in 1922, he was buried in his full CSA uniform.
Served as a member of the SC legslature in 1884. Was a Mason, and member of the KuKluxKlan.
Owned in Memphis a grocery on Front St, then Main after 1896.
At his death in 1922, he was buried in his full CSA uniform.
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