Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-15
col. HASKELL AND GEN. PILLOW.


umus in small type, Of The Nashville Banner, and W
ammo, afford space for it's publication entirc We hay
;,.c il IN attentive perusal and, divesng ourselves
Il, ,,eu,scss,m acainsi Gen Pillow we constrained
;. .,y the reply is overwhelming. and holds him up il
+, m.st p,ab point of view, both regards his mill
,,rv capaci,y and his fair dealing and dignity man
I, conycts Gen. Pillow, from evidence contained in h
official repor, aud his answer the officers statement
at the prossest ignorance and Inconsistency and proves
him to be utterly qualified for the high office he holds
Cu Haskell's statement contained Typographical or
,or whereby the word left substituted Tor right
An officer. Of high rank pointed this out to Gen Pillow
,ho had not before observed ii, and told him 1t was eTi
.n,lv v pooraphic error or had been inserted by mis-
take in Che copy and could have been intended as
il MAS contrary ALI the facts In spite OF this eNpa
nation, Gen Pillow .'ouraging' as Col. H. says, 'a'l
f,irness and candor and known fact has actually made
it the chief argument Of his defence endeavong to sho"
,h, the reoiment was ON the side of the road when
he and every body else knew il was on the other Cot
H. asserts thai he first meeting hin at Memphis, vol
UNFAIRLY Informed Gen Pillow of the publication, avowed
himself the author and gave him apape containing 1t
=, much for Gen. P's assertion that she charged lis
authorship upon Col Il. aud that he acknowledged It,
Col. Haskell says:
.While the brigade of Gen. Pillow was at Tampico.
and %me months after it had left Camargo, Gen. Pillow
sent for me night 10 come 10 his tent; which sum
mons being obeyed, the General after many expressions
of friendship, sundry compliments on account o my OH
cial conduct and divers ilaerlng comparisons between
me and other field officers Of his Brigade informed me
that he had to know tina, the President would
sbory appoint other Major Generals for the service IN
Mexico and concluded his harangue by begging me to
recommend him the President 10 be appointed one Of
them should utterly fill i'll We're to attempt TO tell
all the honeyeL things which fell from his persuasive
lima in this deecrable interview Taken altogether il,
was To me the richest night Of the cut The IN
teryiew short. however. by assuring him that would
rive him AN in writing next morning with The
Utmost frankness accordingly addressed him note
next morning. respectfully declining to recommend HIM
The General peulanty returned me the noie that even
ing and doubtless for the purpose OF making me fee ms
crsbe. in blank envelope Now, if Gen. Pillow knew
that entertained such personal magay towards nun
and that the hatred commenced at Camarg", why did he
call upon me for such recommendation! And II was
an officer guilty. of such excesses and ndugenceS as
he Describes why should he have considered my recon-
tnenison worth any thing to him! How lndelicae was
Ill this in Gen Pillowl Think oft. Brigadler Zen
.rxl in the field begging his interiors in rank to recon-
mend him for pomotion!'
=. II will be remm borcd that Gen. Pillow throws i'm
putaons upon the personal courage OF Col. iiaskei-
We deem due Col. H. to insert this portion Of this
ridiculous charge lie appcods statements given re-
specively by Major Farquharson aud Lieut. Greene, who
were in the assault and who testify, not only their
personal observation of the gallany of Col H. but say
that il the theme Of praise in the regiment
81. come now notice the iost reckless and ridiculous
Of all the misiaements contained IN the reply OF Gen
Pillow. II is the charge ''precip lately refreted
from the field of action, without my cap and IN advance
of every officer and private Of my regiment" rms
ealumny he has deliberately uttered in the face Of all
known facts in the hope that it may reach percllance
some portiols Of the country where am not known and
where the rrfutapn may never follow it, In the bitter
his lice he has been Eyed into declaration
which will he pronounced ridcuously untounded by eve
~ officer and private Of my Regiment wherever re-
peated retreated from the field Of battle in advance OF
wy command. indeed Ny whole Regiment knows better
Il isa well known fact that when the men recolled
from the brsas,wmk, threw myself before them, and
with the most vehement language and violent gescua-
ton ordered them halt and turnIhey did not obey
me, & am glad of H. If had known the utter madness
Of advancing further, would have ordered retreat
Of the last leave the field left it With Lieut.
Jas. Forrest of Tennessee wounded officer Exposed TO
the erble fire Of the enemy artillery and musketry.h he
halted "n the field aid calmly requested me 10 examine
his wound and if dangerous hastily eAamn-
ed it the spot and satisfying both him and myself That
it not dangerous. left the field together IN rear OF
the Regiment He still lives testify to this fact Bul
Zen. Pillow SAYS came hack 'swithout my cap
dismiss this small matter with the simple remark mat
while advancing towards the enemy my bat was carried
away by shot from the ny's guns W hen reached
the place from which the assault had commenced,
j FIRST ordered the captains 10 re 1rm thelr com
panies as r,piU possible. and while they were en-
gagged in this business seeing Gen Pillow in the ravne
about thirty yards from stepped 10 him as delhi
erately ever went my dinner, for there was but
little danger in the ravine and the firing had nearly
cased ard reported him thai the assault had mlscar-
red, and that my regiment was severely hurt The Zen
eral, after first informing that he was shot all to
pieces" ordered me To .trow my command across the
ravine to the left and on the hill occup dby Wynkoor
This WIS done rapidly practicable. append to
this article the statements of Maj Farquharson and Lieut.
Grsene, the only officers under my command whom
have been able to in this city. They place Gen m
low in very unenvabe light. shall produce hereat
ter il think it is necessary the testimony OF the balance
If my officers In the time refer to them and the
men whom they commanded wherever they be found as
witne against this miserable Islander of Gen. Pillow.
Does the General imagine that the high rank of Major
General is sufficient sustain such statement as he
has made when he knows that all honorable men con
versant with the facts will give it fiat contradictions!
What chance there may be of Gen. Pillow having his
appointment confirmed by the Senate. we know not
One thing is certain nothing but the opinion OF Court
Of Inquiry wipe off the Stigma of ignorance and
incompetency which attaches to his military character.
o. The French mail steamer Union, Capt Herbert
has arrived at New York, in sixteen days from Cher
bourg.