The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-06-24
THE ADDRESS OF THE SECOND RgGf

/ place 10 our columns, not only as forming
part Of the history Of the Battle OF Cerr
Q Gordo, but IN justice to the brave and dar
, ing men IN deieuce Of whose honor an
/. courage It he's been deemed necessary 4
set forth the facts which il places upon re
+. cord. II will be observed that this Addres
q IN 30 way lmpeaches the personal courage
of Gen PIIog, but his military skill an,
expe ience, 10 reference to which the New
, Orleans Picayune has the following Just anC
. appropriate remarks
Tha, Gen. Pillow should have lacked
the professional knowledge requisite to con
duct a division OF 40 army 10 an enterprise
oil dfiiculty, is not at all astonishing. Con
cede, as the slgners Of tbs address DO, ID
Gen. Pillow the greatest gallan!ry and per.
soual courage, yet he could scarcely have
brought detached command properly into
battle through q difficult and intricate pas.
sage, unless MILITARY science Is a mere
humbuL and experience bagatelIe. The
greatest military genus requires The helps
Of science and experience 70 make II ELI
Gent. Know ledge does not come OF IN.
stinct. General pdh,w vas in command
Of four regiments. One only Of these We
got into the action, and that BY margJyre
which reversed It's ranks. Il was pteclpl.
tnted into battle conlusedly. lis support.
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of mere marty conce,n1 The hives of than.
sands NJ brave men the oIorv of the Amer.
can arms. and the successful issue Of vast
national effort are involved in the inquiry"
TO THE PrRtrC.
Certain IMPRESSIONS, which nre abroad
with The publ,c. in reference to the o,era.
,lons Of the BRIGADE Of Gen. Pillow at the
hattie If Cerro C,nrdo. seem to reopire Of
,ha UNDERSIGNED officer. the u rerinen,
Tennessee Volotteers sim,,e s,a1ement
Of r,c,.. II viii he seen that the statement
.d,gs,s na,n-ialiv from the acconn,s vh,ch
have heretofore reached the pubic ear.
and that the idea il CONVEYS of the military
talents Of Gen, Pillow is by ne means com
pimeotary to that officer. But the under
stoned utterly d,sciain any other motive in
MAKING ,bis nub,icaion than such as arises
from desire 10 do i1stice to others. and ,o
have Justice for them selves. They are IN.
wiling to accord 10 the uncharltable the
privilege Of Welding to the brave men they
commanded only that questionable sort Of
reputation which often attaches TO men who
have been engaged IN an Unsuccessful eu
lCrprise, unless It be shown that lmposs,
bluies were required of them.
On the evening Of the l7lh April last,
Gen. Scott promulgated to the army his or.
deTs for the action on the ensuing day, TO
Gen. Twlggs's division, with Shlelds's
brigade, was assigned the duty of carrying
the height Of Cerro Gordo, Of turning the
enemy's leIt wing, aud securing the JaIapa
road IN his rear, so as to intercept his re-
treats While zen. Pillow was TO march
along the route he had carefully recon
no'tred, aud stand ready as soon as he
heard the report OF small arms on our
right, or sooner II circumstances should
favor HIM, to pierce the enemys line OF
batterles-the nearer the river the better
as he may select Gen Pillows plan
OF attack was aFroaged By himself, as lol'
lows; The command OF Col Haskell, sup.