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(he siege at Vicksburg and ihe Battle of Pnurtoeti Mil:* Creek wore poo*- health led 10his discharge in October IfSKi.U'not for ihat. Ihe '.own of Robins might he named somethingelse or might noi have been founded ai all. For ii was John VI. Robins and Ms wife,I Llnnyh. who divided up '.heir'200-acre farm in laaa and plaited a tew streets rhat would grow info HoblDS.lie wasti’L in the service very long, says Marie \T;i \ field, kl.of Rob Ins. who gave trie copies of five Civil War letters and an interesting speech Rohinsgave before leaving for the war.He wasn't very healthy with consumption (lung problems), Marie said. They sent him homcvMario and Marcia Shi.T/nnn, now deceased, worked on ihe history of Robins for its cetuennial in 1988. Those documents wereomitributeJ by Rub-iranui to Linn County in 1842 from Ohio..John, born in 1337, would live inio his late lt;*js, having left Iowa’s harsh winters for California and Washington Territory.But in early iasi. the impending Civil War was an everyone’s tnitld. John. as. gave an emotional address that March 1 It to neigh tiers gathered at :iU former school, Hazel Ridge, for an rxhthi • (ion.We have not. dear friends - as Is common now days — met to a:n-sider the propriety of seceding from tiie Union. he said. We have nol met to hurl contempt and re proaches on our wayward Southern friends: but we have met to unfold and expand the intellect; in cherish those virtues that lay (he foundation ola nation's glory, safety and happiness.Hlt;- went on (o discusc Lhe necessity of a solid education and combining that knowledge with a strong heart end mindbetter than medicine. He says he's seen so many si range things he's used to them, tncn writes: wc have yet msec a battle and (hen we w -11 have seen the elephant Another letter lo John, this from Henry Reynolds at Camp Union (near Philadelphia! on Sept.22.1861, thanks him for the “sv;ee: letter. The Linn Co. toys here are a II well and heard y and enjoy themselves very well.’’ he writes, adding that TheMarion bcvs canic in yesterday After (In ee ur four weeks of drills, he’s looking forward to being in flight to give the rebels a raking down.” John’s letter to his brother, Allen, Auyy ”1 like soldiering Fine. but explains that lie doesn't can? much for being a cook. ever, though it pays Si2 a month. He asks Allen lo take care of his melon pa toll and colts, indicating he hopes to be home soon.M Ciinrcfi:sM313.' 3Si Si2'J\ ila'*. •AftilalSfouiCtfmsdie r*i
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Fri, Jun 03, 2011
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