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RARE AUTHENTIC CIVIL WAR Letter Of Dissolution By BRIG GENERAL J. S. ROBINSON
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RARE AUTHENTIC CIVIL WAR Letter Of Dissolution Written and Signed By Brig General J. S. RobinsonThis is an amazing piece of history that I picked up at a local estate of a big Civil War collector of documents Etc I tried to transcribe it the best I could ( anywhere I have a (?) I couldnt decipher that word also words in parenthesis with ? after means Im unsure if thats the correct word)
from what I can see this is what it says:
General orders
officers and soldiers of the third
Brigade
The time has come for the dissolution of this old Brigade hallowed by so many perils United by so many trials and honored by so many Triumphs. associating dear to us all reaching far back into the past are about to be broken and you and your commander must separate.
It is not (?) That at this time he should address you in a few words of friendly parting
In so doing it is with unqualified pleasure and pride that he reviews the events of the past 14 months which have been mutually shared by us.
On the 5th of March 1864 it became the Good Fortune of him who addresses you to be appointed to the command of (?) Of the best and bravest brigades in (Shermans?) Grand Army
On the 2nd of may we broke our (?) at (Bridgeport Ala.?) and many over the classic (steps?) Of Lookout we marched out to meet the enemy at (Ressarra and Dalton?) On the 14th you (?) me of the most (?) (?) deeds of the Glorious campaign of Atlanta dashing in at the opportune moment you bravely met the Advance of an exaltant fire and by your very spirit and (?) Drove him back and turn disaster to Triumph on the following day you Advanced and occupied and exposed Pasture in the extreme (?) And held it against two determined assaults of the enemy after the storm of battle ceased and the shadows of evening fell with the (?) (?) of two soldiers (?) Yourselves in gathering from the field the wounded which a brave but beaten foe had left in Your Hands by a hasty flight
The 25th was the day of New Hope (?) A glorious and ever memorable for you and your country
Under the eyes of your Gallant division corps Army and Department commanders you formed your line and swept grandly forward driving the enemy before you more than a mile and holding for hours an exposed Pasture close to the enemies (?)
For this Gallant action liberally complimented upon the field by Brig General Williams commanding the division and Major General hooker commanding the corps both of whom accompanied you and witness your courage and gallantry
I need hardly recall to you the bloody day of Peach tree Creek a day ever fresh in your memories to every man of this command who assisted in meeting and so (?) repulsing the enemy's desperate efforts to surprise and break our unsheltered lines in that day your commander and your country (accinds the palm of hero?) The setting sun shine upon a field strewn with the forms of many of your Brave comrades but Victory perched upon your (?) and turbed your (?) all bronze? and powder stained with her brightest (?)
Your (?) And patience during the siege of Atlanta and fortitude and endurance throughout the grand march to Savannah and the still Grander one from Savannah to Goldsboro have challenged a nation's gratitude and the admiration of a civilized world.
At (Aversbiro and bentonville?) you proved that the fatigue and (?) Of a weary March of 800 miles through the enemy's country had not neutralized your old gallantry and (?) in action
Soldiers! I am proud of you and I'm sure that the history of the war for the union affords no more (?) Less a glorious resend than that of the third Brigade of the old red star division
Let us remember at this hour of parting our fellow comrades whose graves are still strewn from the Tennessee to the (Chattahoochee?) And Among The Pines of North Carolina their fate should rather be envied than mourned and their memory should ever Inspire us with renewed (?) To the great and good cause for which they gave their lives
My best wishes following you wherever you may go I shall Ever expect that in the future as in the past you will be an honor and a (?) To the country you have helped save
J. S. Robinson
Brig General