Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-06-13
sTRIppING OF A JACKDAW.

mettos, which we hnd IN lne ING" o'ioan'
Delta. thus satisfactorily disposcs ol some
modest pretensions:
Nv attention having been called TO nm
article in Monday mornings "Cresen''
setting firth the claims oil Lieut. Wayne
Reid 10 Gen. Jackson's gold snulf hox'
oud noticing in that article many glarns
incousis encies-nn, TO use harster Term
II have thought it my duty, as member
of one of The regiments mentioned ny nim'
to rive simple statement of facts which
heretofore have never been disputed to my
knowIedee. / shall simply. review his
s,atemen, 10 the order in which il appears
so far as my personal knowledge ex'enos.
or his first three statements, can say
nothing. But in his fourth, he claims haV'
ing laken The first trophy captured by Inc
brigade of Gen. Shields in The ba4Veo
Conlreras. Such all exploit was totally
imnossible, from The nature of The iorma-
lion of ,ba, brigade, the South Carolina
volunteers, having been brought to The
attack OF The re,reaing enemy-beinre, and
at least 300 yards farther up the roaG than
Tho New York regiment, OF which the
Iieuenant was Observation-Disclosures,
the fire Of the South Carolina regimen,
DESTROYED what little order was preserved
in the NJ exican ranks, aud gave the New
Yorkers bu, liule opportunity OF making
the frs, capture. as dozens of The Palmetto
Regimen, were in the road capturing nor
ses and making prisoners.
! Tn his fifth, he says that Shields brigade
was composed of five regiments. Such
was not tie case; il consisted of The New
York and Palmetto Regiments, who were
1 afterwards supported by three or i"n[
!, companies taken from The Rifles, and II l
7 remember rightly, also from The 9Ih llth,
and 18th Regiments Of Iulantry-in all,
NOT moore than 1900 men; This includes
lhc pany with The howizer. Lieut.. Reid
saws that his company (B.) was The only
one that stood the fire Of the enemy. For
that. can say positively, that when the
South Carolina Regiment was brought
into line. The New Workers were in the
ut.nos, confusion. and had retired behind
, The Hacienda. or were scattered about 'lhe
. field. save some twenty brave fellows. who
= had surrounded their flag. The Palmetto
Regiment remained in line some fifteen
, minutes, Col. Butler requesting General
( Shields to give the order 10 charge. which
. he refused 10 do. and he having failed TO
! restore the New Workers TO their ranks or
!. Jered The retreat of rhs Souh Carolina
d Regiment. Even Then the order was not
h extended TO the three left companies, who
n stood until the balanc. of the Regiment
i had proceeded some distance. when, hav-
u inc been Informed of the order, they fol-
8, lowed.
' In The sixth, he says he forced body Of
i South Carolinians 10 carry Lieut.. Col;
4 Dickinson from the field. Such could moi
70 possiblyhave been The case, Col. d. hav'
Q, inc taken his position in the centre oi NJ:
n regiment, and was there when wounded
,s Hence, if Lieut.. Reid was near Col. D
>, when he was shot. he must have so tai
"a forgotten the first duty Of an officer, as II
). leave his company and regiment, ant
attach himself 10 9potheg. sst ,!. !lme %.1sr
II should be seen at his post. ~ ls6iaa '=a',,-s
In the seventh. he says that he caught
= The flag Of the Palmetto Regiment, as il
10 fell from the hands Of Col. D. and carried
IS il for some time. Again, ask, was he al
his post
But this is mol the only ground on which
base my disbelief. The subject Of the
- flag has been discussed hundred lines
il and will give brief history of it in thai
IN engagement. When the regiment wa:
If If first brought into acIion, it was carried by
- - tile color.sergeaul,l (T. Beggs) who via.
;11 wounded while carrying it. Col. Dickin
% son then took the flag, and bore it ill he
70 - was sho, down. He then handed it, ,ciH
~ a. his suord, to Major GLADDEN., aud it wa
b committed by The Major to the care of 6
member of Co. II. (P. Leonard) who bore
il throughout that battle, and every subse
u queut one, till it was the FIRST 10 wave owe
the captured gates Of The GariIa de Belen
t, and every member Of tho regiment vii
of sustain me in This assertion.
1t In his eighth, he says I led tho two regi
.r mens to the charge. Pray, may ask
D, where was Gen. Shields that he thus pas
e, sively resigned his command 10 Lieut.
J. Reid Again. repeat, if he did so, hi
had left his post; for in The second forma
d ,ion The Palmetto Regiment was given The
70 post of honor, the right wing) and were
,e in advDce of The New York Regimen ir
re the charge, which broke The cenlre Of The
he enemy.
RS OF his ninth, can say nothing. only i
ID was singular. never perceived Lieut.
or Reid when. according to his statement. be
was with the flag nf the South Carolina
J. Regiment, which was in arms length o.
10 me several lines during the engagement
G. OF bis tenth, eau only rei,eratc, where
n, was our commander. lGen. Shedsl who
k ]. for Inc first time, have heard accused oI
h incompetence as to giving orders 10 his
,s command? OF his exploits under the
largest gun at Chapultepec, ! can say
j. no:hing.
D. With many apologies for trespassins or
:, the patience of yourself aud readers,
leave Lieut.. Mayne Reid 10 the enjoyment
of his glores, and the consciousness of hi;
great modesly.
PALMETTO.
g. THE DEsrEucTIoN OF TIE SOLAR