The daily union., 1852-10-06


this may be, the enown which the General, the officers
and men oil SCOTS brigade earned by the daring and bar
dihood displayed was worth much 10 the country Tn
great wrong which Scott committed was The effort b.
made and still makes to deprive his companions OF hei
Justly acquired fame, and to take il all 10 himself
comparison OF the Scott recital with that of Armstrong
makes manifest the attempt TO deprive the commander-in
CHIEF of ihe least share of the glory acquired and h
inIusce done TO his subordDates not less remarkable
Major lnow Genera} Jesup commanded the 25lh regi
ment. before the battle began, he was detached TO the
right 70 % governed by circumstances Gen Browns
diary, SecreaIy Armstrong; notices OF the battle, ant
GeAera Jesups own notes. quoted in lngersoPs History
aver. Being thus detached from the brigade, Genera
Jesup reports that he discovered road through
the wood, which the enemy had either not observed OF
had neglected to occupy" Determining to avail himself
OF the advantage thus presented, he left Lieutenant
order the whole front which the regiment would have
covered in ne and advancing rapidly The road, was
soop on the enemys flank That part OF the line being
ca&posed OF militia and volunteers, fled in disorder
without firing guo and the major placed himself in
Rias rear. Here he encountered several detachments
OF the enemy, all OF which he routed and made nume-
rous prisoners Whilst making dispositions attack
the enenys battery in rear Major Jesup informed by
prisoner that General Drummond was short distance
behind with heavy Sensible that under these
circumstances OF the case would be folly to attempt to
carry hi. intentions into effect and that the safety of the
army deIended upon keeping Dfummond in check, and
keeping him out OF action until General Brown should
arrive with Rpley's and Porters Brigade he seized the
Niagara road, took position to attack advanlageously
every force that might advance, and detached Captain
Kechm with his company 10 make prisoners all who
should attempt to pass either to the 'front.' or TO The rear
General Rial and ten or fifteen other officers and among
them General Drummonds aid dde-camp, captured,
with rom 200 TO 300 men,
"Tne General, with seven or eight officers. sent to
the of our line bnt several officers and nearly all the
Them of their had now become quite dark and
the fling had partly ceased when about twenty minutes
manA gave three cheers, which drew heavy fire from
The enemy. Major Jesup moved with his command slowly
and enIy tSwadds the rear keepng lenoe between his
distance when he was informed that troops were ad-
vancng, and he soon met Captain Bidde of the artillery,
from whom he received the pleasing Intelligence that
General Brown had arrived with his whole force, and
abo,t to renew The action Not knowing where TO find
Genral Blown General Scott where TO apply FOR
ders Maor Jesup decided resume his former position in
the and he had early attained when he part
roued with great slaughter few moments previously
heavy firing on aud near the heights announced that
our tCoops had attacked the enemy there. General
Brown then approached Major Jesup, and informed him
tha,CoIone Miller had carried the heights with the bay
onet and had taken the enemy's artillery By his order
the Major fell back and joined General Ripley on the
heights, by whom he was posted with his command on
the right of the line which then forming Tue
enemy gavo us but little time he advanced in
line supported by heavy reserve, evidently with the
intention OF charging; his left almost IN contact with
he25,h before the hrng commenced Oar troops took de-
l,bra,e aim, and our fire terrible that few min
his line recoed then broke. and officers and men
fled from the field Our line adjusted, aud the
tridges taken from the soldiers who had been killed and
woinled, and distributed among those who remained
unurt. In about half hour the enemy approach,d
again in great force and in good ORDER and after severe
and again He'd from the fed Major Jesup, who, about
time General Rtal taken had received wound
by bail passing through the righ, shoulder received
,ght wound in the neck and shot through the right
land In short time the enemy again seen 10 he adj
ing apparently with undinlnshed orce. To preserve
he 25,h Major Jesup was obliged 10 f1m his men in a
Jingle rank and 10 put all the files in closer order nto that
he previous attacks OF the enemy; for half Lour the
blaze from the muske OF The Two lines musedi but
so we'll directed aud so oestuove that enemy was
~ trgl
joined the 25ih, and whilst conversing with Major
Isnp received wolnd in the ie shoulder which com
approached, and inquired for General Scott, wishing
e but being informed that General Scott was wounded
aso, he retired Major Jesup soon alter received conlu.
son on the breast by piece OF shell, OF perhaps the
sock Of rocket, which brought him toe gouud, In
few minutes however, he and resumed hls Command
which had temporarily desolved on Captain Murdock
Ii this attack, Captain Kinney and Ensign Hunter the
2h, were killed. aud Lieutenans Sholer, McChard, aud
Dswiu, severely wounded. 50 sanguinary had the
couhict been, that when terminated Major Jesup
found considerable interval legeon has corps aud
tDops on the lelt oi hlIn."
The reader OF the various narratives, especially the
testimony before the cour, by which the whole affair of
Rpleys case was investigated, will hnd Iesup's state
mnls verified al all points which indeed are not contra
deed But Il Will be perceived that Scott appropnates
al Jesups independent action, aud thai skill" which
hessent Madison blazons 10 t,e breyeI commission,
with his own pen, which made bIn cJolel-the Goa.
summate skin which ayal,ed iiset Of circumstances oil
which Scott knew noihingi which captured General
Htli defeated the provincial mi.ita-ol all OF which
the quick eye OF ocous nothing and could not,
thereofe, have discovered the opportunity OF attacking
which held DrGmmond IN cheek, although Scott had no
Knowledge OF his approach-lll this important service
which Jesup rendered. preventing SCOTS brigade from
beng overwhelmed before Brown brought up the other
two brgades, General Scott assumes The work oil
" his own quick eye discovering an opportunity
This arrosaton of all the honoTs OF the field by Gen
Scott was not confined 10 Gen Jesup, Although il was
his (scottsl duty to report the conduct of the officers
and OF the several corps under his command, that they
night be rewarded according To their merit, he evadsd
what would have been the most grateful Junction to
man OF generous heart where those supporting him had
exhibited ability and heroism of which Cssssr himself
night have been proud 10 make a boast But Scott
WISHED to engross ALL and would do nothing therefore
make anybody conspicuous bat himself Instead of
devotng self TO what his official, ami ought TO
have been most grateful duty-masng report OF the
Conduct of the men and officers who had fought and
won the battle, he went from city to city making ex.
hibion oi himself like the Irish giant though heroes
were 10 be measured by feet and inches.
The Pictorial History produces hln IN one OF its wood
cut prints appealing on this tour the stage al
Princeton College playing the part oil the model hero be-
fore The ingenious youth Of that celebrated institution
But while thus approprating to himself The renown OF
Lundys Lane, Gen Scott was fogetiu OF the noblest
whose blood bought the acheyement-Jesup. whose
band was torn TO fragments, whose shoulder was perio-
rated by ball, who was wounded IN the neck by
Other and whose breast bruised by the fragments Of
a shell-AlcNeil who shot through the knee, and
the whole limb stBened for lfe-Brady covered with
wounds but who sll fingered the held TO encourage
others when he could no longer hght--beavenwortb,
who rallied SCOTS broken regiment after the last
charge, when the General himself had abandoned II, and
thrown him-el into Jesups regiment, which maintained
It's posluon-W oTih his own atd, dangerously wounded
and borne from the field 10 which he had distinguished
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