The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-12

connected with this affair. They remained in
"their position, receiving the fire of three or
''four thousand infantry in front, exposed at
'the same time on the left flank 10 a most des-
operate raking fire from the enemy's battery,
'posted within point blank shot, until they
chad deliberately discharged twenty rounds Of
cartridge at the enemy. Some grouse may be
'.tramed for those who retired for a few min
suites and then Immediately rallied, and fought
'during the day; but unless they hasten to re-
"trieUe their regulations, disgrace must forer-
Ger hang around the names of those loho refls-
"ed to return, and | regret TO say there was a
''few Of those from nearly every volunteer corps
engaged"
Here you see Gen. Lane says on the 25th of
february, that he will not cucn attempt 10
make any excuse for the retreat of the End Reg
iment, for il was their duty TO stand and die
to the last man, until they received orders to re-
treat! Again Gen. Lane says, UNLESS they
hasten TO retriepc their populations, disgrace
must foreuer hang around :hc names of those
irho refused to return" Would they be forev-
er disgraced if the whole facts had been devel-
oped by Gen. Lane in his report. Certainly
not.
Next in order comes the report of Col. JEFF
ferson Davis, Ct Mississippi. In his report to
to Gen. Taylor, Col. Davis says:
"As we approached the scene Of action,
"horsemen, recognized as of our troops, were
'seep running, dispersed confusedly from the
''feld; and our first view of the line of battle,
"icent Of Infantry, flying disOrganized before the
'.just been abandoned by the Regiment alluded
"to, was now taken as our direction. j rode
''forward to examine the ground upon which
''we were going TO operate, and, in passing
Through the fugitireS, appealed to them to re-
''turn lcith me and rcncU The fight, pointing 10
"our Regiment as a mass of men, behind which
''they might securely form. With few hon
"orable exceptions, the appeal was UNDECIDED,
''as were the offers which, | am info rmed, were
''made by our men TO give their canteens of wa
j'ter to those who complained of thirst, on
condition that they would 60 back. General
l"Wool was upon the ground making great eff
RI ''forts TO rally the men who had given way"
After speaking in high terms OF his own reg
iment, Col. Davis says: "In every appreciate
cry sense of these remarks wish to be inclu-
: "ded party Of Col. Bowles Indiana Regiment
: (which served with us during the greater part
, "of the day, under the immediate command Of
can officer of that Regiment, whose gallantry
Il
"gret, is unknown to me-"
{ Has Col. Davis ever retraced what he has said
3 has he corrected MS report to Gen. Taylor?-
Not at all. 1t now stands as it did when first
made by him. IsGen. Taylor to blame for this
Serely not Yet an old soldier-Gen. Taylor
5 is to be hunted down by grovelling set of po
litical gamblers, merely because he believed
/, the report of these officers whose duty
: sworn duty it was TO report to him the truth
$ But says Locoloco, who is determined Il
SANDER Gen. Taylor, no difference what tn,
facts may be, 81 have you now. Do you no
"know that there was court of Inquiry
"Gen. Woofs headquarters, and that it wa!
''shown the I'd Regiment retreatedin obedience
D "to orders, and that Gen. Taylor did not cor
erect his report after the finding of the Court?
Yes we know all this, and we also know tina
the result or finding of the court of Inquiry
was never reported to Gen. Taylor By Gen
= Wool, Gen. Lane, Col. Davis, or by any bod,
else. In proof of this read the following ex
tract from Gen. Taylor's letter under date O
r March 24th, 1913, to the Hon. GEORGE. G
!. DUNN, Gen. Taylor says: son reference Il
"the records of official papers in the office @
: "my Adjutant General, | find no evidence tina
I "the proceedings of the court of Inquiry, insti
: stuffed at the request Of Gen. Lane sent Il
RI "me. To the best of my recollection, they Ger
:, it that the finding of the court of Inquiry wa
" never reported TO Gen. Taylor, when 1t was s.
important to the vindication of the fair fam
. of the ID Regiment? Why was it that Gen
Wool, Gen. Lane, and Col. Davis did not cor
: rect their reports to Gen. Taylor after the find
n ing of the court of Inquiry-How could Gen
{ Tay Tor correct his report until the reports upo
!. which it was founded, had been Corrected
e Gen. Lane never even sent this address TO Gen
d Taylor. Read the following additional extrac
II from Gen. Taylor's letter to Mr.. Dunn:
g "With the supplemental letter Of Gen. Lane
% ''of May 10th, 1917, written as is stated, 4
- correct the disposition TO do injustice to In
!, ''diana, | have nothing TO do. /; was mol, an
"could not be termed report, either supple
J. '.mental or otherwise; hence the reason VIII
!, you do not find il on record in the war Office
- 1T first met my eye in the columns of q nepS
:, y paper. After the finding of facts by tn
- "court OF Inquiry had Gen. Lane conceive,
:, !, ''his own official report demanded correction
= she would 1t seems fair to suppose, have ren
! ''dered supplementary report, directed {
:, sGen. Wool as he did on the Sd, 5th, and 2it
:, "of March. No such corrective statement wa
:, $50 far as know, ever made. Without sue
"a statement, either from him or Gen. Woo
3 "there could be no warrant for a change in m
Town detailed report. Under such state
=, .'facts il is not expected that should addres
= ga corrective report TO the War Department
u "eGecting any portion of the original. Such
IL "report must be based upon official dat;
!; properly rendered, else it can be of II
'avail."
70 Can any one say after careful examinatio
- of the foregoing faithful history of the matte
,u involved, that Gen. Taylor is chargeable wit
o having done intentional injustice TO the z
n, Regiment. Has not Gen. Taylor done all th'
81 man could do under the circumstances 10 vii
IN dictate the people of the State and the I'd Reg
Of ment in particular from the injustice done the
.. by Gems. Wool and Lane and by Col. Davis?-
81 Does not Gen. Taylorsay in his letter 10 Nj
i Dunn: THAT the gallant character Of the cit
he 'zens of Indiana, have good reason and GOO
no. opportunities TO know and appreciate.
II .'this they are not surpassed BY any State