New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-13
n1rssrArEIEnTs CORRECTED.
from ous sI.s..l Correspondent.

SUFFOLK, Feb. J, 1863.
The r. ozs injns:ce done 10 brave in tho state-
merits If your Wasb.nGtoa spondent, and tic
outraged feclinls Of n0so in ne army here, WHO Lre
uecutt med to look TO THE TRIBUss for factE Epels
me to write as0iug you % correct he errors in your
Issue OF Feb. relating 10 the ba,tle Mt Deserted
House.
Your correspondent Outlined is Information pro-
fes,ed,y "at Gen. Peck's beadquar;eIs." Now,
fiat. not one Of Gen. Peess ttaf was near the hed
I'LL tto battle was over, Geu. CorcorAn being III
command; reeoud, diligen. inquiry 81 headquarters
ONLY cEci,s denial, expliei. and categorical, of all
knowedse OF tie Authorship OF tic communicative
referred 10; and tiid those at headquarters tEcli
IL q finest terms " those who IN tEat oomaa'iea-
ton ArO dccIlcd.
| The entire communication ~ fabricston-a Sc
riss Of falsehoo!s, both iEp lied and e&presaed he
in,lcglion IL thai EOe. battery 0cc0mIlIrLt1 MI.
! No Other il mentioned. WbCrea', tie Th M-ssa-
ehusets il uniye, ally PRAISED for the lart Il sus
taiued. liz losJ is its eloquent expontAt--eIyhI
| a,liGs. tOiiets twelve.
Aud then it's si.rte.neuts are Individually faise.
/ !. No General wa killed.
! -. Nlon the canBonsGlg was mocssant, now
cou!d any one fay WHO Or how many were Killed
among the iieDols ~ each particular stOt
g. itis utterly flIso that ia. my acted badly.
Tho ,Srcr " tbs was al aoi z tie lle during me
I X,
edge that but ole regiment, 90 a regiment, asa q
snsl! pat o, another behaved IL any but credit
abs msnuor. Thoy did what tAey wee ordeIel to
go, AID did IT well.
| 4. Ito bays: "The Gth Massachusetts wonld 10.
move though It VIA a m.ls IA the rear Of F0llct's
battery Tne ruth IL, ITS Iosltl0n Was IN support
0. the Hh Battery at the yeiy hoa' aud let The
Ites.ouY 81 Goa. COrcosap anl LIRt Of Tue Battery
% be o. Ildaua, aud its cwn ssl list Of killed
and wounded speak IN Iehaif against 30 unjust u
| libel. When orusfei forward IL teok TIC place
iioh M fire. had been sfgned 70 another regimen,
that aeftd aud galiany did It's part in She action.
8. There Was no a" 10Th New-YOIh Regiment
present.
6. Follet,'s battery Did aos "suPport the Hre Of
fourteen p. ees Of arii lery." IL fought gelnntly
bat hj testimony Is universal herr that tie 7lb was
quite equal 70 II; and IA 1t gave aud took It's foil
share, how could il 10 possible Tor Toilet To- sLond
tho whole lire These s.atomcnts ev!deniiy had
their origin with some one who does noL understand
that corps OF brave men can lie h0n0red without
GciHuing hers bravo-a Lesson ho ought 10 learn
before he communicates hi, injurious statements t.
d correspondent oi paper Ike IuE n. y. TRIBUNE
| ! would goi devote 80 much spncc TO these oorec
lions, did moi the psetense Oh having originated III
"Gea. P.eks leaGqnariefS' give 20 the crrOneOus
stasemsut, G.a'I authority thst IiakeB them very
| luxurious 10 brave men. Military glory bus beeI
defined benny shot III battle ana having your nam,
| Infnpel!ed Ia q cIspatchcs. How much worse II
is TO 90 your duty, and then DO misgepreaented n.
| having run.
Tho coaduct OF tho infantry was generally ADM.
Iyrbla, ard that Of tho cavalry and artillery was
equsy good. The TN Massachusetts battery did
ts duty Eobly Follst's battery did no more The
! GLh Massachusetts stood where It wac placed BY
Gen. Ccrcorn, IN support OF the battery ~ ts front
and tue conduct or tho troops was most admirable
| with tho exception Of some--l iew--G email part
none Of whom are mentioned by ths correspond. nj
I referred to. eoJoURkkR.
| 10 "a. Aa.or Of Tas ~ y Tisaa.
Sin: In tie column Of special dispatches in you
Issue Of fob.5, observe whist purports to be an
tract FROM "a letter from Gen. Peck's hesdquar
terra at Suffolk" adapted to convey very erroneous
Impressions.
The dcmeanor Of all tho troops in the engagement
OF JAN 80 when the fact cons Tered that most oltn
infantry were new and under fro for the first time
was distinguished for GOODNESS and utrepidily, anc
received, except in the case OF u solitary regiment
(which the letter referred to does not nurnvD, the
commendation Of Maj. -Gen. Peck and Brig. -Gen
Corcoran. in their Official reports and in genera
orders. Simple justice to 90 gallant egiments al
the 9Th Massachusetts aud the Now York Regiments