Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-13

iment, for it was their duty to stand and die
to the last man, until they receircd orders to re-
treat! Again Gen. Lane says, ''ftnless they
hasten to rctricDc their regulations, disgrace
must foreuer hung around The names of those
loho refused TO rctuTn." Would they be forev
er disgraced if the whole facts had been devel-
ored 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:
GAS we approached the scene of action,
"horsemen, recognized as of our troops, We're
"seen running, dispersed coniisediy from the
'field: and our first view of the line OF battle,
presented the notifying spectacle Of a negi-
''lreat Of htfontry flying disOrganized before the
"cncmy The point which had
''just been abandoned by the Regiment alluded
"to, was now taken as our direction. / rode
forward TO examine the ground upon which
''we were going TO operate, and, IN passing
Through the fugitiues, appealed to them to re-
'.turn with me and reneW the fight, pointing TO
tour Regiment mass of men, behind 1rhich
''they might securely form. With few hon
"orable exceptions. the appeal was unheeded,
''as were the Offers which, am informed, were
"made by our men TO give their canteens of wa
''ter to those who complained of thirst, on
"Wool was upon the ground making great eff
'forts TO rally the men who had given way.
! After speaking in high terms of his own reg
| iment, Col. Davis says: sin every approbata-
cry sense of these remarks l wish &c be lnclu
''ded party of Col. Bowles Indiana Regiment,
(which served with US during the greater part
''of the day, under the immediate command Of
''an officer Of that Regiment, whose gallantry
/ G. I'll hnt hos |
f'gret, is unknown TO me"
Has Col. Davis ever retraced what he has said
has he corrected mis- report to Gen. Taylor?--
Not at ALL Itnow stands as it did when first,
made by him. lsGen. Taylor to blame for this.
Serely not. Yet an old soldier-Gen. TAYLOR.
is to be hunted down by a grovelling set of po-
ltical gamblers, merely because he believed
the report of these officers whose duty,
sworn duty it was to report to him the truth.
| But says a Locofoco, who is determined TO
Islander Gen. Taylor, no difference what the
| facts may be, 81 have you now. Do you not
'know that there was court Of Inquiry at
''Gen. Woods headquarters, and that it was
''sbown the I'd Regiment retreatedin obedience
''lo orders, and that Gen. Taylor did not cor
erect his report after the finding of the Court7'
Yes se know all this, and we also know that
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 body
else. In proof of this read the following ex-
tract from Gen. Taylor's letter under date OF
March 24ih. 1913. to the Hon. GEORGE. G.
DUNN, Gen. Taylor says; "On reference to
"the records Of official papers in the office Of
ssmy Adjutant General, fipd no evidence that
''the proceedings of the court of Inquiry, insti-
''tuted at the request of Gen, Lane sent to
"me. To the best of my recollection, they Ger
| q J4t nj he.
it that the finding of the court of Inquiry was
never reported to Gen. Taylor, when 1t was so
important to the yindication of the fair fame
of the I'd Regiment? Why was it that Gen.
Wool. Gen. Lane, and Col, Davis did not cor
rect their reports to Gen. Taylor after the find
ing of the court of Inquiry-How could Gen.
Taylor correct his report until the reports, upon
which it was founded, had been corrected?-
Gen. Lane never even sent this address 10 Gen.
Taylor. Read the following additional extract
from Gen. Taylor's letter to Mr.. DUNN:
"With the supplemental letter Of Gen. Lane,
''of May 9th, 1917, written as is stated, to
''correct the disposition TO do injustice to In
"diana, have nothing to do. |; was not, and
"could not be termed report, either supple
"mental or otherwise; hence the reason why
''you do not find it on record in the war Office.
''H first met my eye in the columns of rteacs-
''pdper. After the finding of facts by the
SCOUT of Inquiry had Gen. Lane conceived
sshis own Official report demanded correction,
che would it seems fair to suppose. have rem
.sdered supplementary report, directed TO
s'Gen. Wool as he did on the Sd, 9Th, and Oath
"of March, No such corrective statement was
$50 far as know, ever made. Without such
"a statement, either from him or Gen. Wool,
'there could be no warrant for change in my
Gown detailed report. Under such state OF
''facts it is not expected that should address
ga corrective report to the War Department,
/ "effecting any portion OF the original. Such a
'report must be based upon official data,
''properly rendered, else it can be of no
''avail."
Can any one say after careful examination
Of the foregoing faithful history of the matters
involved, that GEN Taylor is chargeable with
having done intentional injustice TO the I'd
Regiment. Has not Gen. Taylor done all that
man could do under the circumstances to vim
dictate the people of the State and the I'd Regi-
ment in particular from the injustice done them
bv Gems. Wool and Lane and by Col. Dayis?-
Does not Gen. Taylorsay in his letter to Mr..
Dunn: 'That the gallant character of the citi-
"zens of Indiana, have good reason and good
opportunities TO know and appreciate. In
'sthis they are not surpassed BY any State in
'.the Union. Ny confidence in the I'd Regi
| HlCHL az tCI GC ICOCT SCS " Inc SOfu Uuo oCtt
''mdintdincd.' Can any one ask more than
this and that too after such reports as those
made by Generals Wool and Lane and Col
Davis. Could Gen. Taylor have said more un
der the circumstances.
While we are on this subject we may as vel
dispose of another matter intimately connected
with it, That is the formation of the Regiments
that went from this State. Who was it tina
r caused that interesting trio Bowles. HaddeI
and Cravens to be foisted upon the Regimen
as field officers? Not Gen. Taylor, mol 1t wa
Governor Whitcomb and a set of low. growl
: ing, political tricksters, who caused them L
!; be elected not because they were qualified
but merely because they were clamorous loco
: focos. Could anything but misfortune be ex
pected to Regiment when differed thus2
, 0CyThe New York Courier and enqui
rer says telegraphic despatch dated London
g Saturday morning, that at Paris, on the 18th .th
t, most serious demonstrations were apprehepde
. in favor of the ToIiis NanOleOn All the troor