New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-10
A Northern Account of Northern Cow
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Hear the truth for once from Washington
correspondent of New York Black Republican
paper, the Limes:
am afraid the good people Of New York are
doing quite as much to demoraze .our hoods as
did the battle Of Bull Run. ldo!lzing IGnaWays,
and making heroes of towards, Is not Ihe way 10
grow true patriots and real heroes. The ovation
to some of the returning troops looks at tins DIS
tance like moclery of valor. For Instance,
read in Saturdays Times the following. relating TO
the reception Of the Eighth Regiment, New York
State Militia, on their arrival at New York
Capt. Varan, with his troop of nrou1ed and
haTdyooking artillerists, were also on the pler,
with their two guide culors, torn almost 70 shfeds
by the enemy's balls during the late engagement"
And again, 7 read Of
"Capt. Variants artillery corps, which was in the \
fight"
cedipg the battle of Bull RIM, Capt. Yarian and
his artilierists demanded their dischargs their
time having expired. Gen. Mcdowell said all tnat
a commander on the eve of q battle could say, to
induce them to remain, but without prodlclng any
effect. That day Secretary Cameron Vissted the.
camp and the subject being referred to him, partly
by Goa king, and partly by truly representing the
inglorious action which they GontempiafsQ, me az,
tillerists were induced 10 notify Gen. NtDoWeh
that '' with the exception Of seventeen the cntn
pany would stay with the division until me Line
Of the regiment expired, on the 25th" Alter Sec
retary Cameron returned to Washington however,
the company took sober second thought, and late
Saturday evening again demand their discharge
from Gen. Mcdowell. OF course, it had to be
granted and 10 addition to his other duties, the
commander had to provide for mastering them out
of the service and sending them to the rear. They,
wanted to take their battery with them, but this
Gen. Mcdowell retused-fearing the effect to be
produced upon the moving columns, at seeing q
park of artillery Withdrawing to the rear as the
infantry marched to the front. This artillery lay
idle all day at Centrevilie, and was brought OFF by
the rear guard on Monday morning-brought off
by stronger hands from another State, and without
even having fred one projectiie. Ii the two gnIde
coors are 81 torn almost to shreos' their artille-
rists must have halted on their march to the war
and made their own colors o target, popping them
with the pistols they had never yet fred OF foe
This statement of facts come from an authentic
source and is literally true.
Of the action of the Eighth Regiment and the
Seventy first Regiment on the field OF battle,
have no censure. 1t ia conceded, indeed, that the
latter did its entire duty. But it is fact that will
not probably be disputed, that Lieutenant com,
manded the Seventy first the field of battle and
that neither Col Martin nor the Major of that regi
| ment, nor Col. Lyon, of the Eighth, could satisfy
| the majority of their regiments OF thelf personal
| valor nor obtain from their commander eernh-
| cate that they did not skulk from danger on inc
I saw, some days ago. q statement that Captain
| or Lieutenant Alexander displayed coWafdice on
the field I have seen since % statement from his
friends that Captain or Lieutenant Alexander
was incapable of Cowardice." did not see Alex
| ander run, and he may be incapable Of cowardjee5
but if he will go to the headquarters of the army OF
tle united Slales, ne Will near persons HiiV huiN
equal or higher rank than himself very bitterly
lameuting that an army officer, and graduate, OF
West Point, should have so entirely failed to do his
duty on the field, and should have set an example
of running which a raw recruit would be ashamea
to follow.
There have been other acts of cowardice on the
field of Bull Run--at least there are well-detned
| rumors of gross direliction Of duty. cannot,
however vet get them so well authenticated as to
justify my giving them publicity. 1t is not among
| the volunteers that such instances occur. The.
regulars themselves produce their full quota OF in
| stances; and men educated at West Point were as
| prominent in cowardice as fresh from the
| workshops