Robertson's (Dent's) Artillery Battery
The nature of the ground over which the battle was fought did not admit of the free use of artillery, but Dent's battery, which was attached to my brigade, followed it closely during the morning attack, firing, however, only a few shots, but in the afternoon rendered signal service, fighting at the time with other commands on my right. But the officers deserve special mention for their conduct.
Grandpa Dent was mentioned in dispatches a couple of times, and wounded four times, including at Shiloh and Nashville. He was one of those "death or glory" boys, a real fire-eater. My other gg grandfather was a more practical man. Their letters home are a study in contrasts - Grandpa Dent's flowery and gung-ho, Grandpa Long's more along the lines of "my horse is lame, thanks for your package, Chap Murrell has the measles but isn't dangerous, how's my little boy?"
Both saw a great deal of action but survived the war and had bushels of children. Between the two of them they made a major contribution towards populating Northeast Alabama and NW GA. :-D