Henry W. Robinson was a blacksmith from Lawrenceville, Georgia. He enlisted in the Confederate army in late March or early April, 1862, and served with Company B of the 42nd Georgia Infantry Regiment. During part of his service he was a drummer. He served first in East Tennessee and saw his first action in a skirmish at Cumberland Gap on April 29, 1862. He was with Bragg on the Kentucky campaign in September-October, 1862, but he makes no mention of the Battle of Perryville. In December he went with his unit by rail from Tennessee to Vicksburg, Mississippi, by way of Atlanta, West Point, Mobile, Meridian, and Jackson. He was in the fight at Chickasaw Bayou, December 29, 1862. Soon after this battle he became ill, and on April 12, 1863 he died in a hospital in Vicksburg, apparently from a combination of maladies, including smallpox.
From the description of Henry W. Robinson letters, 1862-1863 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80920607
