Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-02
Act Nestm<r, psaUsy,vnnta Volunteers.

1t will be Remembered that in she newspaper
discussion tetweeu Gcn Piilow and Col. Haskell
Of thc Tennessee regiment, some severe rehec.
,iens we're made by ne formes etces, IN relation
20 the conduct Of the ist Pennsylvania regiment,
under the command o( Co'. Wyakoop, at the
battle Of C.tro Gordo. Mr. William L. Hodge,
the editor Of tae Ne~ Orleans Balietir, himself
a ttue-hearted Pennsylvania, immediately for.
warded TO Cot. wynkoup some Of the pub'ica.
tioas alluded 10, with the view Of eiicitiny re.
ply 70 the siandrroos mputations cast aron the
troops Of his native State. A reply has been re-
ceived by Mr.. Hodge; but the tet,er was left AZ
his office during his absence Wifh The scnf vioiafed,
The letter so;ted 0ad ne contents partially mufta
ted. However. the letter appears IN the New
Orleans Bulletia Of the 18th inst, with the sna-
ti,ated passages supplied to the best Of the edi.
tors judgment. We make the following extract
from Col Wyotoors letter as it reiates exclu.
.ively TO the part which the is Pennsy ylvaaia re-
cineut took at the battle cf Cetro Gordo.
Upon the field a, Cerro Gorto, my men acted
in strict and steady obedience to every order q.
ven by me--eooseqneo,ly. if their conduct was
improper, it was through my imbecility. cow
ardice, or the fault Of the officer coutro,iios me
My orders were received directly from Gen
Pillow, and were given to me in presence Of my
lieutenant co,oue, and the generals per sonat staff
A strict obedience to these orders brought me
before the batteries left in front, and When ar.
rived in position, ! was compelled to about face
my party, and msuGuvTe foe the charge by the
gear rank
This, altogether an error, woa't not have been
fatal TO the result, because my meo had beeo
drilled TO tho movement, suo did not find them
| selves embarrassed by IT,
Iva. oude,ed by Gen Pillow 10 take posi-.
ton designated Ito mel by his fingers, and was
directed TO that position by a counter march from
the right flank (which was in rear, (as we) came
on the ground i.f IN front Two hundred wards
before i've reacbcd) posi' ion the FIRE opened, and
we walked through IL (and hslted) where direc
! ted Gen Pillow. when I received these in
structions, told me TO hold the position until b,
! gape orders TO (mope.) The first signal sgreet
npon was a bug,e bnt (as tha') instrument coult
not be found, he promised 10 send me an cfFce'
,Cith the order.
The orjer never came I sent my adjutan
three times TO request permission to make the Al
tack and anothet officer once. Gen. Pillow
could not be found My command was standing
in fall view and at short bearing distance from
these batteries, and was kept there until pr'
pnie came to me with instructions from Gen.
to withdraw my com,nsod. | refused to NOV
unless the osder was conveyed by On Office, an
remained until an officer carrie'i the instruction.
had twelve men shot down in attaining th
, position, and during the whole Of the work m
D men behaved bravely and steadily. They hav
E since that time given me ample evidence Of the
8 quality, and | have never doubted them.
FRoM THK AMY -Oficiot Drpatche w
find in the Charleston papers the official despa
ches Of Lieut. Cot Dickinson, Of the South Ca
olina regiment, and Brig, General Shields Of II
D lst brigade Of volunteers. hut they contain n'
!. thing new. eelains principally To the operation