Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-10

proper and now find that Did him too much justice in M
own mind, and place the to his of military skin
and capacity.
Gen. Pillow he has twice stated placed my regiment in
position He has denied that he changed its wings and re-
yersed It's ranks And for the purpose OF sustaining himself
M this denial he has seized hold of in my first art
ce which occurred either from inadverence the haste of
copying Tor the press and OF which he previously
informed and for the purpose of excupatng himself and in
plcaung me in bunder has endeavored make the world
believe what ne knows to be In my frs: arce it
stated that Gen. Pillow directed me rest my hs right
on the night OF the path, extending my hsl h square of
to the lett SO as to form my line of battle parallel with the
centre ted-wok OF the enemy" Instead OF ssquae off to
the e" this sentence should have read square OFF 10 the
right An officer OF high rank, who participated in The as
sau, told IN this city that while at New Orleans and
when Gen. Pillow reading my publication to him. he
pointed out this error, and explained to Gen. Pillow that it
either typographical error had been hastily and inc
averteny written and according to the fact He
informed me, further that no explained to Gen. Pillow thy
effect Of this error and showed him that would make mo
regiment appear be the left of the PATH its right RESTING
the left of tho PATH and its left square off to the left to-
wards the river, which would have been proper formation
when instead of that he and the General both knew its
right rested the right Of the PATH and its left was square
OIL to the right from the rverwhch all wrong because
1t changed the wings and reversed the ranks Gen. Pillow
who, my informant believes had up that time per-
ceived this nadvertece Immediately took hold OF it. and
ouagng all fairness and candor and known fact has actually
made the chief argument OF his defence, endeavoing to
make the world believe that my regiment one side of
the path when he knows it to have been the other VIII
Sen Pillow deny that my regiment the right Of the
path He cannot laone part Of his reply he has himself
confessed it. Iquoe hisanguage ''By my order of attack
Wynkoops assauting column to form the leffofMe
path, fronting the right side of the angle and Haskes as
sauing force was TO form the right of The pa5kv
In forming my regiment n line of battle, my officers and
myself have previously said, and here repeat the
General directed me to right the right of the path
If my right rested the right the PATH where was lis left
necessarily thrown Still further out the right. Would
not this ask any military man. have changed the wings and
reversed the ranks challenge Gen. Poao to deau in
explicit terms, that the ngs Of my regiment ,gere changed
and its ranks reversed He has not denied it, He only
contends in his reply, that u he ordered me to rest nv
right the PATH and throw my left square off the e that
then, by that order, the regiment properly placed as to
its wings and ranks But he gave such ORDER and he
hnowsH He rested my right the right of the path and
threw my left square of to the righ L as nadver.
teny said in the first publication of myself and officers ard
this ne dare not deny for if he does he well knows that
every officer and private of my regiment will testify different
". have fully exposed Gen. Pillows unfair aubblnp
about word and have proved upon him the bunder which
my officers and myself first charged him with and still in
sist
The point in the Generals reply relates to his recon-
nossances OF the position pass his admissions
OF his ignorance of the ground because says the works
could not be perfectly reconnoitred, with or two inquiries
Why did he induce Gen. Scott to believe that he had are
July reconnoitred" them And why did he assault No
at all when he ordered by the Genefai Chief ony f
circumstances should taror him., pierce the enemys line
OF batteries, and then the river possible The or
der of Gen. Scott that Gen. Pillow would march along
he heard the report of right or sooner
circumstances should facor him, pierce the enemy slime
OF batteries at such point, the the rer the better as
ne might select Now where the point of attack clearly
indicated in this order of the Genean-Chef Certainly
battery No. nearest the river this battery had been as
sailed by the whole brigade would have been carried Then
turning his guns upon the enemy, and the same time
attacking him in reverse, he could have been easily driven
from the field Instead of doing this however, Gen. Pillow
assaulted the battery being strongest of the three
with but regiment leaving other three regiments un
owed In have al I'D n
that Gen. Pillow exhibited total of ability TO command
Having thus reviewed the leading points of Gen. Pillows
reply, COL HASKELL then occupies about columns re-
futaion OF some personal impuatons made by Gen. Pillow
which fortunately we did not PUBLISH and therefore re-
eved from the necessity of copying the reply them TIE
Colonel appears TO US, very effectively disposes of all of
them He aludes in the following his own conduct
after his regiment had been compelled retire from the as
sault upon the Mexican breastwok 4
st is well-known fact that when the men recoIed from
the breaswork threw myself before Them and with the
vehement language and violent gesticuaton ordered
them to halt and turn. They did obey me- and am
glad of it. If had known the utter madness of ADVANCING
further, would have ordered retreat was one of the
last to leave the field. left with Lieut. Jas Forrest Of
East Tennessee wounded officer. Exposed 10 the terrible
fire of the enemy artillery and musketry he halted on the
field and calmly requested to examine his wound see
if it was dangerous. hastily examined the spot, and
satisfying both him and myself that was not dangerous we
left the field together in of the regiment He still lives
10 testify to this fact. But Gen. Pillow came back
without my cap dismiss this small matter with the
simple remark that while advancing towards the enemy nv
hat carried away by shot from the enemys guns
When reached the place from which the assault had COM
menced first ordered the captains reform their Companies
rapidly possible and while they engaged in this
business seeing Gen. Pillow in the avne about thirty yards
from me, stepped to him deliberately as ever went to
my dinner, or there but little danger in the ravine and
the firing had nearly ceased and reported him that the
sau had miscared, and that my regiment severely hurt
The General, after first informing that he shot all
pieces, ordered to throw my command across the "a
vine to the left and on the hill occupied by Wynkoop This
was done rapidly as practicable append to this article
The statements Of Major Farquharson and Lieut. Green tie
ony officers under my command whom have been able 10
see in this city They place Gen. Pillow in very unenyia-
Die light shall produce hereafter il think il necessary
he testimony of the balance of my officers. In the mean
lime refer to them and the whom they commanded,
wherever they may be found witnesses against this
,ble SANDER Of Gen. Pillow"
WILLIAM L. HASKELL.
NASHVILLE, JUNE %, ls47
SHOCCO SPRINGS,