The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-12-09

! ssitisn is not yet known. hut il IL geas-
raIiy believed thst Johnston, Polk or Beau
regard will be the man.
GEN. D. n. HILLS CARD.
Lieutenant Genersi ID. II. Hill has pub
Iished The following card in defense Of nis
action on the bloody field Of Chickamsuga ;
ACARD.
AZ several erroneous statements have
hem made in reference 10 my being reliev-
ed from dst, with the Army Of Tennessee.
\ i, cannot be improper t. give the facts 10
The case. When the srd<r relieving me
vas received, L called upon Gen. Brags
and asked the reason OF il. lie said he had
NO cause Of complaint against me up 10 the
close Of the battle on the 20sh Septsmber
TIA, no imputations had been, or could b.
made against my military character. aud
tina, he would promptly reoake any one
making such in his presence. then ask
ed What eoald be the reason fnr his seton
He alleged as the cause an express'ss Of
opinian on my part. ! inquired Why
alone was held responsible Tor this after,
snee. when the three other corp. comman'
d.rs u .sngstreet. Buckner and Chestham. :.
had coneurred in IL. To this no saiisiae'
tarv rrassn was gwen.
The insinualion made By snme Of III,
army correspondents sl my being iardy "a
attacking on the morning oS the 10th Sep.
E,ember. is unjust The fret int,mat'or
that | received that ne were TO be the a
,a,lants. was an order TO advance from the
wing commander. General Pelk.l received
., rs A. NJ. And the FIRST heard OF th.
con,em plated attack al daylight va irsa
Gen. Bragg himself. some half hour later
The four essential preparation. Tor battle
had not been mode at A. W.. add. IL
fact. could not be made without the pres
sace OF the eommander-in.c hisf, who thsr
appeared on the field.
Lieut.. Gen. L.opss,reet has since toll,
me that he was 80 lar from beng ready a
daylight, that he vas not even ready whel
bersn the attack. w impression is tia
nav corps was engaged more than an hou
before q trigger was drawn BY my othe
troops. To the herceness " the assam II b,
this heroic corps. the Yankees sser,be thei
massins on our right. II am NOT great,
mistaken. we had gained the. Caa,,s n oogi
road. turned the Yankee wsrks, and nearl,
reached the Kelly House before the lei
ing zane into ae,ian. The Yankees con
crairaIed their forces rapidly to regain IT.,
ker point Of their position. Gems. Helm
and Deshler were killed. and Gen. Adam
VS. weunded and captured By the over
wl.slning masses thrown against nv single
corps. Gen. Adams told me that tn,
Yankees. IN conversation With him. sscrib
ed the !oss ii the battle 10 tlslr withdraw
Jag too many troops from their right q
meet this msrning attack Of my heroic mel
on ,hsr left. II would seem that the de
lay ~ attacking on our lett led them to be
lisse that our forces were mas,ed 90 ,b
fright. All the Yankee accounts Of the bat
tie agree 10 this view Of our plan Of attack
| heard no firing on eur left until ate
the 6ne troops Of Walker and Ldddell ha,
come to our support
The charge Of Hardness being disposei
Of. II may be well to quote 70 the sslf-een
situated critics the following extract frsu
the letter Of the Adjutznt General. in re
fusal Of my application foe Court Of Ia
lquiry: " Indeed, with IN officer Of yos
past service and approved gallantry, mill
tsry delinquency Is presumption not .
be ind1lged By any one. and eertsinly ne
in the absence Of all charge OF complain
sanctioned By the Department
| ID. N. HILL.
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