The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-14


'srhere are two facts known 10 every one ,no
that hed-ks0on 10 Gen Iayio oasa he hts reporf
and which are imbod ! IN "y repoh.swhieh fec Gen
ment Immediately rallied; and, next. that they fought all
Facts imbodied in his report that The regiment np,s
didteiy rallied" Now after careful examination Of that
report say that, to my comprehension, there is no
such TACT mbodied in it, IL is mol there There is a sin
euary confosed and unniegbe passage in his report.
from which suppose he Intended, when he made the
publication, TO have such statement infeTed but il
ans no such thing directly and admits OF no such infer
ence. Here is The passage: l# aHs "a Aa1
by this time the ane-,y's fire of nuskey and tho rak
ing IRE OF BAL and OF the battery posted on my
m wa. ana my m o.
a. order iro.a their position, nowlsanding own and
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to e plain below The Arkansas cavalry (who had been
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regiment under my command but stationed dis
lance in hs rear 'he night Of my position, also retired
rallied and fonght during the whole day like ve,erans
few Of them, regret 10 sa did not return TO the Held AZ
In this clause, if anywhere in his report the statement
that the "a Indiana regiment Immediately rallied must be
iound but we look for il in vain And does any man
suppose that il General Lane knew that This regiment
rallied and undertook 10 state IT, he would have told
the story that it could be understood' He tells Of
Their retreat IN PLAIN terms rms could be not tell b. ' com
and foughtl He groups together with them in this par.
agraph the rlfemen and cavalry on the mounainhe Ar
kansas cavalry and the Sd Illinois reglment-all which he
says made retrograde movement, but most OF them i'm
nedatey rallied and fought all day That true enough
The raemen and cavalry on the mountain rallied and
the Illinois regiment rally and fght-makng most OF all
the troops he had grouped together but he does not
say in that report that the I'd Indiana regiment rallied and
fought II he could have said so, he did great injustice
TO that regiment that be did not say il in Ineligible
II he had said in direct terms that most of that
regiment rallied immediately the matter would have been
unHa nd ,uhat thaft nIuhl
be, would have been done them on the spot But dn
derstand from military man who on the ground,
that the Illinois regiment and the other troops named by
General Lane did not retreat at ALL but simply changed
their position, ordered by General Wool; that when
the Indiana regiment reteated he directed the other
troops to change their position, and form what is called
in military phrase the refuse line, to prevent the out
fanking of his troops by the enemy that, if my in
formation be right General Lane was mistaken, and there
really retreat at all OF these troops; they merely
took new position where they were ordered ~
Again Gen. Lane, having presented the above extracts
says Here is all that is said in relation 10 the conduct
OF the I'd Indiana regiment IN that battle, either BY Cen
Taylor mys self" +,
fhi, statement is incorrect II is all that Gen. Lane
says in relation the conduct of the ed Indiana regiment
in that battle He yet more concerning them, and
what he says further corroboates the report OF Gen. Tay
lor, and the reports OF Gen Wool and Col Davis. Gen
ceased TO be such the field of battle but lie speaks
twice OF the part Of which under Col Bowes, had Joined
the Mississippi rife regiment, and fought bravely This
frag ment' named by Gen Wool. the - small party OF
the Cd Indiana regiment named by Col Davis The ex
tract from Gen Lanes report as 10 them is as follows
AT this critical iuncure the Mississippi egment, under
the command OF Col Davis arrived on the heid and. being
joined by part Of the second Indiana the enemy in
most gallant STYLE and, after severe and bloody engage
ment, repused them with great loss. In the time,
large body Of ancers six ght hundred in number who
most desperate change upoa the Arkansas and Kentucky
cavalry with view of cuung of aud plunderng the bag
Battlefield '''' 'AA'A' A'A' 'A'
This charge was me, and resisted most r.ll.p,,v bv
o dredin liant wh,
had taken refuge there after they had retired from tho field
regiment and paa the second Indans, being oined by
tue hird Indiana regiment, commanded by Col James IT,
Lane advanced up towards the foot Of the
he purpose dsodgiug the enemys force stationed
there"
now call the attention OF the Senate to 20 much of
the report OF General Wool relates the second In
diana regiment, by which il will be seen that General
Taylor's official report is fully sustained m .sasa -
!" la connexon with Ibis movements, heavy colamn OF
the enemy tuhny aud cavalry and bauery the side
Of the mounmin against left which held by
Brigader General Lane With The second Indiana regi.
whom the enerny fire warmly returned and, owing
range, WIN create Ct, by Lieutenant oBten's
leY: General Laie agreeaby to my orders, wishing TO
bring bis Infantry wuhn striking distance, ordered his
,ne iurwsrd, This osdef was duly obeyed by
Lieutenant o'Brien The niaHty, however, instead Of
adv Ing retled IA dsod. and, 10 spite Of the
efforts Of their general and hs officers sh the aIuey
supported, and fed nc field OF battle Some Of them were
nisd by Colonel Bowies, who, with the fragment, len IN
,he ranks Of the Mssspp rhsmen, and during the day
did good service with ibat gallant regiment deeply re.
say that Of Them did not 20 the nsid and
many OF them continued their hfttto Saltuo @ ta
would suggest another inquiry. which seems TO me TO
be OF much importance IN the determination OF this ques
iio OF veracily 1t will be by reference 10 the
public document that Gen. Lane reported TO Gen Wool.
hs immediate commander, and that Gen Wool. alter
wing that report made his report 10 Gen. Taylor II
will be observed, too, iha, Gen Wool upon thz, part
o the field person, the retreat OF the second ndi-
regiment, and assisted It's officers the attempt
rally them "Some OF them, he says, "were rallied by
Col Bowes !" he meuuons none others that rallied and
deeply regrets " - say N most Of Uem did rsfsrnto
tie fell" This Gen. Wool said with Cen Lanes report
before him and not only so-Gen Lane on the spot
and in Oral as well written communication with Gen
Wool He was his next in rank, and las reasonable TO
presume that he with him IN bis markee aiding him
to make up his report, aud doub read, al any rate
might aud ought 10 have read IL, before was SET 10 Gen
TAYLOR He could not have been ignorant OF it's contents.
so far as related the troops under his command III,
then, Gen Wool misunderstood his report why did not
Gen Lane correct IT the spot, and report
10 reach Gen Taylor. Why, at least. not General
Wool applied TO make the correction which General
Lane desired And why is not Gen Wool instead of
Cen Taylor denounced by Gen. Lane for making false
reporl II Gen Lane tells the tru,b Gen Wools report
njuously false. Gen. Lane says in his publica
lion: There tioo maLriIi facts kp,rn every
agor hat fsid TO w.t. first, that the second Infi-
regiment Immediately rallied and next that they
fought all day" Gen Wool says IN his report to Gen.
Taylor, 81 deeply regret say that Of Them dad NOT
'sfu TO the fei, and many Of them oonfnud hsir fight
10 SoHdto." Now, il Gen, Lanes publication be NOT a
monstrous peryeson OF the truth, how bappesed be to
lei this report OF Gen. Wool 60 to Gen. Taylor without
correction And how happens that he has never yet
called Gen Woel Tor correction, never attackoo
Gen Wool's statement, bat Gen. Taylors only, wh'ch
he well knows to be founded on Gen Woolsi can
tell you, SIR Gen. Wool was denoera-Uen layiorA
wing, and a candidate for the presidedey - I'll p
1 In he