Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-03-13
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tain Lee late in the evening of The 18th. Gen p;l,.
ann WI it's' We're present ~ were others The
Plan win single modification, was approved by Cen
cral Scott and ordered 10 b. executed ub., AZ
inst lett the room. Gen. Pillow followed him and ats,
expressing his doubt Il the result ba desir,d N, ~ .
frmemhef that he had SO expressed himself IIe had
then eil his ivisun In the field IN the presenro 10 ~,
enemy and vas a San Angusin four or five miles die
taut Gen. Iwcg also press, nj when len Sc,,,
approved Il ilr plan and Lee was ahrf 10 c,rry ~,
dets Tor te execution If The plan Geneal 1wipps ar,s,
snd General scot as matter Of csiliy. only invited
both Iwigps and Pillbw to remain during lie niyht
lwlggs SAID that his division was in The field and ,b.
his place wns with it. Pillow said nothing but he re-
manned all night. and until after tho battle was l,m,b, on
the morning Of the 20lh Of August lie now claims IN,
credit Of thai baeha is he insists that The nlso v..
his, though he admits he MT present at the fob,
lie has been so hardly pushed in ihs matter thai huoA
e had not the mannes, do Justice to Gen Smith In
his official report In which he nys that his orders were
Carried o0t, Ia admits VERBALLY tina, Goper,l
snilh conceived The nen,f battle indrpt fdentlv .iill
Insisting lndehan Of l.1ih AID honor tlat il was bs
plan.
lie equally unfortunate in his claim that he ins,j
gated Gen. sehtto attack Chapullepec The rroc.a
that me attack should he made nj tho niedad add he
made himself perfectly ridiculous his own officers bv
expressing his crude notions on he subject
FINALLY when Cen Scott had decided 10 attack f.b.
puepcc he had long interview with Gen ptlIoy In
The presence III Captain Lee, in which Gen Pillow mi,
ed every objection he could invent and expressed hn,,f
50 despoodney, that General Scott himself after po,v
loft slu IA auson Ia Pillow ii III ultles thu, he Gen
Scott, had sano '-miteiyings" ouly instance i,
shic br expressed he shade Of doubt ~ 10 the resI,s
d ms operations IN tbs basin. You ace that instead ar
On Pillows uEug Cen. Scott u The attack ON Chr,
pulirprc, ben. =. had, the coniarY io nefyp p,w
up 10 the conflict, aud had soma .'msu, ines" snrlv
becansc Pillow, uhp was 10 tNecne The order had n,
heart for the business and to It reluc,aally Wb,,
| tell you can be proved.
IL is really sad thing 10 be obliged to write ,l,csA
truths The operations In this valley have been prous
10 the American arms and If each nne would BIZ c,,,c,,
with his proper share there would be cioupb fur MI and
each one engaged IN the fights, if o were 10 live 10 .
ace Of Mhnsllah, mabt 'sland tpioe" at the mr,,
TN Of the BAfrfEs or MGstco. Pillow was unC,r,u-
nate al Crna blun. and hat been no doub mpelled bv
hi coaunsery with Haskell ab.nt IT, to make prcar IL
lols to r,asate himself He wa, unfortunate AT Corn
Gordo from two causesisl, the nature Of his tro,ps
volunteers uo accustomed 10 mainain the neh of in.
elbow under heavy Ire; aud next no. by pre,, over
sight of his own led his troops into ho rht Nv the ygt
Jahk, when the position he designed taking required Inn
either couniermarc his eue Iale or nn,, yre Inv
the rear rank To counernurch required too long time
IN the presence OF the enemy after discovery and as 10
maaTnvfns by the fa X, neither he nor ANY Of hi.
men knew anything about II. This tactical movement
Is among the details the small matters aoystber no
meath the ifl} genius Of such mcn as Gen Pillow III,
cuaut enough Ia SIRE that IN auniry men are h,rn
IL Two particular professions, and need M instruction.
All. or most Of on people salesman and kiers nv
nature, us Bo.beuy. cieye 1t was. learned 10 urte.
iouIs, must truly