Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-07-08

General Ei;for,s Dcfence.
General f,lI5w has published IN ue New 3feaps
Dda Of the esh a. a long and able reply 70 Cue1d
isske and the officers Of the Il Tennessee feginrnt
VIZ reccuUf accused him in 4 pablo siaiementof
iucpmpeteikl The defence Of General Pillow con-
pleely uses cegnel Hasi&il up, end tnc'ca;es las
Owl military sS<l and knowledge lie c5Dslct> lie
Itahessee olEser e The fsfis4ing missiaieihsn's
= Fi'ss. cslsss - ri,',,les ne snnbss Of no'k. -
The enem, E>E ard tt<ls positions. Steeni|yh
s s. tas work which % ~ i7,eSdsd unset
Z hildy--ihc oif q masee, tish ne 'eeads as
lsunder Of nine, proper apd ne only BY nhirh
and the regiments es5e each ssfs n ~ flseh feM mi.
exPe-s q ttr e'ei fes ihs isf'hai.sn q
hs eowsasae ino1ne e a,se ~is be .,!. rssfss ne
and agIeessy sih,t oder, there ~ possibility q his
wings and his ranks beng isvesedD
The blunder referred 70 be explains as follows. and
we see an officer in a New York ipurnsl defends The
movement correct enc:
Colonel Haskell cannot understand SHY rs iteintpt vas
between his (Hatkell') Roberss's rtsimeb % ne
march from the enrampmeni. g.
This Ito hm) ineompfehensble order # mafc rheh "
seems 10 think was tIunder q mine, win rak< Be on>
derfaod BY hun when state to hin The OBJECT
,I naarow Panm,y along nhen We Ssr 0ss,sss 20
selected for the assault ~ my order Of attack vs.
asenting column TO foam 90 NE lsf Of iht path font
vasto form on the tight side OF The ph aid vas 10 attack
he works the lsf side VI the angls Nyekoop psi
non was further advanced the rad an Ha>keils. AID
hefeisre he placed the advaece When wynkoops
regiment reached it, poi0n, 10 Fam and did form on
Heorer side Of the path When Ii~ksils regiment had
ued n cleared the path FOR Col caPbe reg 10 pass up
Nynkoops support The fasszgsof campbells
TIE way clear Tor Rotets 10 coe 0wac 10 haskels
pFPor Ihnst will be that the only order Of msIeh
y which y was possible 70 have placed the regiments With
eF supporting forces 10 proper prion, was adopted ard
resulted in the proper formation o. each assaung ofce
hout the least confusion dise although there was
no road but a n7rr,w pathway. +.4-4.
AgainCOlopel Haskell says that placed his regiment in
position BY directing him to rest his right on The right Of
he path, extending bis square of 20 the left to
m his line OF battle parallel with the centre field work OF
he enemy" lie then says that by this matnuyrc, n VIII
be perceived that the ranks Of Colonel Haskes commsnd
rcrcrsed, the front becoming the and tie
right Of the regiment its i Now, how il is possible for
regiment which is marching by the flank 10 reverse rs
ranks and change its wings from right to left by fhfs order
will be difficult for any military 10 comprehend IL
the righ Of the regiment upon the rgh Of the PATH
and The W extended square of to the l as he says we
ordered BY impossible lor the rings 70 have
been reversed By that ORDER il would he for man % re-
verse the PosoG Of his arms, ADD equally for the
ranks have fe vefs; for they could not possibly be
reversed whole regiment being ordered face
By the rank which would have turned The backs Of
the to the suemy; and yet, Colne Haskell comes to
The conclusion that by this his rngs and his ranks
TereTsed such nexplicable
fusion Of mind military To SUPPOSE bizn gno
ant Of the principles Of military science would show hn
forced 10 This conclusion, To the belief that he was 50
much perfurbcd By sensby that he did not know
right wing from his left his rank from his 'front.'
defy himself any Of his ends 10 exricaie him fom
this dilemma II would be eniiiey immaieiia by which
flank he machedthe oder which he says did gve would.
executed, place the regiment in proper position for the
assault upon the entmys works.
Gen. Pillow accuses COL H Of being his political
and personal enemy, and states that one officer pro-
bounced the charges against Gen. Pillow false and
refused sign them. and that Major Farquarharson.
who upon duty with that regiment in that battle,
and Captain Mayor, of the ID Penn. Regiment, and
has officers, whose position was this day. percci
ly identified with the conduct and character of tho
regiment, but who were independent Of Uaskers
influence have not signed it. Respecting the charge
that he had not carefully rcccnnOitered the work, he
says
90" did NOT profess to have recunnoered these works and
ground carefully from The nature Of the ground and
obstacles coud but deny that either the engneeu
myself did could carefully rcconnOre them, or ever
said had Colonel Johnson engineer, while engaged 10
Of these works. shot through the body
twice. Lieut.. Tower, engineer, and myself devoted ree
ithcf days 10 The Examination Of these woks-weEc re-
eatcdy at and oroehofiy pursued. and Narrowly
escaped cape o. this last tolone Haskell was
along himscif-'' -