The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-07-01

}. lbelr line OF works he stone bfeas,WOf
e was extended from battery No TO bate
e ~ No. ,, distance of about 600 yards
b this work was al all points partially con
0 cesled wIIh brush, and there was nuthin,
/. Al the poiu, assaulted which indicated con
i. ceaed or masked works al ina, place NOR
!. than any other portion Of The line. n
/ matter Hh4, portion Of the line was up
= preached, the enemy's pockets fired upor
, the reconnoitefng parties. Under Ihes'
circumstances It was impossible for tn,
most skilul engineers, by acts the mos
J daring, 10 make any better RECONNAISSANCE,
I than was here made, during four days ar
duous and perlOus doty, exposed 10 th'
constant firing Of the enemy's pickets.
| knew the works we're very strong, anC
50 reported to The General.ln Chief, and
lha, it would cost large portion OF my
command 10 carry them. HIS reply was,
+" The enemy is there 70 strong position and
force, and he must be whipped, aud direct
you TO assai him IN the front, believing you
will do your duty" Ii We had known the
exact strength of his position, we would
probably have sough, some other plaeA =
have assalled him, but ls"~- r'o0'''o ~
I yonid have "a - ''1-H oS'tOi'
o -. ~ t ue seen that Urea, this publca.
ton as coming alone from Col. Haskell
do so, first, because having met the commu.
nlcalion and Col. Haskell both at Memphis,
| instantly charged It's authorship up D
Haskell and he acknowledged thai be wrote
Il. The oIher officers VIM have signed It,
am fully persuaded did so without reilec.
Ton, aud under the Impression that | had
not, IL my Official report, done them jus.
tee. The impression on their part, il wlll
be seen from my two official reports, was
entirely erroneous. These reports not on.
" truly and fully set forth the strength OF
The enemy's work. aud position, but they
speak Of the conduct aud bearing of this
regiment, and officers IN terms Of high
commentator, That this erroneous in.
preston upon the minds Of the officers was
produced by Col HaskelI's representations
have no doubt; first, because, acknowl.
edgiug the authorship Of the article, he
condly, his excuses aud indulgeuceS while
at Csmarso, causing o neglect Of his regl.
ment, impelled ne 10 notice his conduct NJ
such way as to produce, on his part, per
sonal M-wM towards my self, which has
ever sluce ranked 10 his bosom; and |
know him 10 be my personal and 20.
Iticsl enemy. Thirdly, that Haskell has,
by representations 10 these oflicers induced
them 10 believe that | had done them 10.
nj ba,
of the regiment was identified with his,
aud was suffering IN the public estimation,
ls manifest from ther complaints that IN
justice had been done them. when, IN fact,
It will be seen that my official reports,
(which had not then been published, or, a,
least, had not been seen BY them, do them
full aud ample justice, both as 10 their gal.
lantFy ahd he strength Of The work a:saled. .
In these impressions am fully confirm.
ed, from the fact thai Col Haskell, as am
informed from the most reliable sources,
presented thus paper to Capt Williams,
who commanded the independent Kentucky
company, for his signature, who indignant.
" refused TO sgn Il, He also presented it
to Lieut., Anderson, of his regiment, who
had the manllnesS and frmness to pro.
nouuce the article false, aud refused TO sign
It. 1t will also be seen that Mai ParuGar.
son, who vas upon duty with that regiment
10 that battle, aud Capt; Naylor, Of the %
Penusy wanna Regiment, and his officers,
whose position was on this day perfectly
identified with the conduct and character OF
the regiment, bul who were independent oil
Haskell's influence, have not slSaed IT.
There may be, and probably are, other off.
GERS of the 81 Tennessee Regiment who
have not signed it, but no, having a list OF
the names Of the officers Of the regiment
before me, cannot says and as have not
had an opportunity Of seeing one Of these
officers since The appearance OF the article,
and as know them 10 be brave and gallant
men, am left 70 explain and understand
their conduct by circumstances, though
they point unnrringIy to tue truth as | be.
leve,
/ These are the influences which 10 kind.
ness and charity | believe controlled them
10 appealing their names TO this article.
BE this as it may, II is certain they have
acted without due reelection, for they have
fallen into the same errors as TO the number
and character of the works, and Of what
was actually done--haye fallen into the
same error of regarding tho only practical.
bic order of march as b,uuder Of mine
and have regarded my order for the forma
ton OF Haskells line Of battle, as reversing
the wings and changing the rank of the
regiment These things they have by their
signatures testified to, without any other
Information than such as they must have
got from Col, Haskell himself, for never
held any conversation with any of them
upon the subject, nor did issue any writ
} ten order of battle, for the reasons before
) given, and my personal Interview was with
( the colonies alone. am bound, therefore,
under these circumstances TO believe that
, these officers acted hastily and wllhcu; re-
ffecllon, and under the influence OF false
+. Impression. produced by Coh Haskell, who
j, abused their confidence, and grstlhed hi
S own malignant feelings towards ne, by
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