Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-08-14
To tho Editors Of the Enquirer:
C.NP ARCuER'S BRIGADE,
NEAR CuIPEpER CorET HOUSE, VA,
July 30th, 1863.

| CSNp ARCHER DklIaph,
NEAR CuLpEpER CouET HOUSE, VA,
July 3Oth, 1863.
Gentlemen: With your kind indulgence,
| desire to make worry few statements IN you
paper in regard to General Archer,s brlgau'
IN the Gettysburg fight All l ask is simple
Justice. Some correspondent ior Oh" VI l!i'
Richmond papers has made some gross mis-
[ statements III regard 10 this brigade II
writing the history " this gigantic struggle
for independence tho soldiers Oh this sian
dereu brigade Lrc willing that their action or
| every battle field where they have been en-
gagged shall be recorded without the least siio"
| OF partially Or exasgeratlon
But to be brief The skirinishlng. coin
,meneed On The LIST Of July, at about o'clock
\. NJ, betwaen Archer's brigade anu lorce
Of the enemy. Correspondents stated that this
brigade hud been sen; out u cut Oh some
wagon train rcttiSrcw and DAVIS brigadc'
were about !hrec-t; uartcr4 OF Il mile III Jul
rear, coming up, when va nads tie hrs'
charge. Bo:lI of these hrigadcs fought bravery
under their re- pe:tiy1 commanders. lie sklr-
fn:shiur WAS continued EnHl wc got I" within
ubuut TWO miles OF Gctty burg, wHcn the enc
my : artillery opened Oh our brigade. y charge
was immediately ordered. u which every nun
responded with becoming courage. The artil-
lecv was moved oil. 20 another position lmlne.
diately; SO inst before we got 10 the position
whore their battery Was stationed, we met u
full corps Of Yankees, which extended across
the field. with Yankee cavalry on both Of our
TANKS. We had 10 cavalry there, and but two
or three pieces Of artillery.
Hero We were. surrounded nearly OIL ri! sides,
but our bravo little BriGad:cr ordered his men TO
,,,.. 3 Pin
ada surrender Unit: HE enemy was within ten or
fifteen PAGES OF the General. who fell gaautly
leading his men OH amid cloud OF smoso and
shower OF balls. apparently, badly II not mortaliy
wounded. At this tine over halt OF the brigade
fought their Way ont, but lost over fifty per cent
OF the remainder Oh the II in that great and
glorious charge uu the enomys heights. In
this charge THIS little Brigade WIS again put in
front under the command UIihc brave Col. Is. ID.
Fry, OF the l3,h .labana, and most Ut the Brigade
wen: to the enrny's guns and took possession
but could not hold them against The strong lines
OF the enemy.
This old brigade is composed Of Tho lst, 9Th
AMI l4;h Tennessee Regiments. 18Th and 9th
Alabama Battaioas;
The writer Of this was there, and knows what
he writes. lie was mere locker on with 4
glass. ] know not whether our brigade WAS semi
Vi 20 cut of 4 wagon train or not Know 1t was
g. ut III front OF our army 10 meet Tic enemy III
| bones of many oi our comrades tel! but toe
mourniully where we were OF that memorabl,
| occasion. We think it hard for men who have
fought and tori and fallen il the defence o.
their countrys flag and honor To haze their repu-
tatoH furnished by an anonymous letter writer
or newspaper correspondents There are nc
better troops under tbs Confederate flag than
those in these Tennessee regiments. and as fol
the old 18th Alabama regiment and the little 9TH
Alabama Battalion. am willing 10 stand or iil
By the verde. Of truthtul history.
Very respectfully.
\ 5 H. 18th Ala.