Excerpts from letter to George Robinson from H.W. Addison, Culpepper C.H. Virginia.
September 23, 1862.
"George Robinson. My Dear Sir: It grieves me to tell you that your son, Sargent. Jas. F. Robinson, has fallen; he was killed on Maryland Heights, on the 13th, while charging the enemy. He was struck in the forehead and expired without uttering a word. H. W. Addison."
Confederate Service: 1st S.C. Regiment under Col. Maxey Gregg and participated in the Battle of Fort Sumter. 7th S.S. Volunteers under Col. Thomas G. Bacon. Enlisted June 1st, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant on May 14th, 1862 for the duration of the war.
Maryland Heights is across the river from Harper's Ferry Virginia.
September 23, 1862.
"George Robinson. My Dear Sir: It grieves me to tell you that your son, Sargent. Jas. F. Robinson, has fallen; he was killed on Maryland Heights, on the 13th, while charging the enemy. He was struck in the forehead and expired without uttering a word. H. W. Addison."
Confederate Service: 1st S.C. Regiment under Col. Maxey Gregg and participated in the Battle of Fort Sumter. 7th S.S. Volunteers under Col. Thomas G. Bacon. Enlisted June 1st, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant on May 14th, 1862 for the duration of the war.
Maryland Heights is across the river from Harper's Ferry Virginia.
Excerpts from letter to George Robinson from H.W. Addison, Culpepper C.H. Virginia.
September 23, 1862.
"George Robinson. My Dear Sir: It grieves me to tell you that your son, Sargent. Jas. F. Robinson, has fallen; he was killed on Maryland Heights, on the 13th, while charging the enemy. He was struck in the forehead and expired without uttering a word. H. W. Addison."
Confederate Service: 1st S.C. Regiment under Col. Maxey Gregg and participated in the Battle of Fort Sumter. 7th S.S. Volunteers under Col. Thomas G. Bacon. Enlisted June 1st, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant on May 14th, 1862 for the duration of the war.
Maryland Heights is across the river from Harper's Ferry Virginia.
September 23, 1862.
"George Robinson. My Dear Sir: It grieves me to tell you that your son, Sargent. Jas. F. Robinson, has fallen; he was killed on Maryland Heights, on the 13th, while charging the enemy. He was struck in the forehead and expired without uttering a word. H. W. Addison."
Confederate Service: 1st S.C. Regiment under Col. Maxey Gregg and participated in the Battle of Fort Sumter. 7th S.S. Volunteers under Col. Thomas G. Bacon. Enlisted June 1st, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant on May 14th, 1862 for the duration of the war.
Maryland Heights is across the river from Harper's Ferry Virginia.
Inscription
On the stone in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia it states: In Memoriam. James Fraser, Eldest son of George and Anna M. Robinson. First Sergeant 7th Rect. SC Born August 6, 1843 Killed on Maryland Heights while in Command of his Company,
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
