Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-03
rnn nArrLn oF sEvEN PINE


The Lcng HIthhsld Official Report-TRe True
Facts CoiCardiy Conduct of the Men-St1Tt-
ling admission of the Raining of and Skalk
ing Of the Men.
After lapse Of nearly year, the long with
held official report Of General Heintzslmsn Of
the battle Of the 3lst Of May snd lst of June
the battle Of Seven Pines-is allowed 20 see
daylight, and is published in the Northern pa
pers. 1t is too long for publication IN our col
umns, but the following editorial summary
of it By the Tribune shows its material points
The Tribune says:
Few battles in the wsr havs given rise to
more con troYersy than this one, Of which We
have, for the 6rst time, the official report The
question of the conduct of General Casey $ di-
vision has remained in a measure unssttlei ever
since. General Heintzelman's opinion is very
plsiuly expressed.
Nothing but tbs great gallantry Of General
Ksarney who had horss shot under him, while
leading the 37th New York into the action, bis
officers and men, and the sseadinsss of most Of
Couch's division, saved us from most disas-
trous defeat
The divisions of Kesrney ard Couch hsd
been ordered up to reinforce Cesey, the cendi
tor Of whose command msy be judged from
the following statement:
.sSome of the regiments fought gailansly ill
overpowered By numbers AftsT they Teva onee
broken, however, they could not b. rslHsd Tae
rasd was flied with fugitivss, not all ffona this
division, as fer as Bottoms bridgs. Col Ssau g
regimens. Of Gen Holmss' division. had 70 force
its way through them 9ith the bsyonst aad q
guard placed at Bottoms bridge stopped eTsf
q tSoussnd men
General Cssey's camp, It IS known, was t..
ken, but it has been denied thss It was sur
pTisad. General Hsintzslmaa says;
! c. ...r- nfta neT
driven tho enemy beyond our first intrench
Ements, he visited General Csseys camp, snd
! found more men bsyoneted and shot inside the
shelter tents than outside OF them.
Most Of the ground which WAS lost was car
risd By the FIRST rush Of the rebels Ate
Kearnev came uo, our force did not fall bach
! third If mile. Gsnersl SsagWick's srriva
late in the afternoon saved the day on th'
right
On The next morning General Hooker Is,
the 5.h snd BIB New jersey forward near th'
rsiroad, and, after some fripg, made gal
iant charge with tbs bayonet, leading tbs tu'
rayinents himself. and dove bsck the rebel
nearly mile The ground lost on the frst day
was recovered on The second, and on the fgl
4 lowing morning GsRcral Hooker, with per
ton Of his division, pushed forward pn r.
counoissancs to within i've miles OF Rfthuond
driving the enemy's pickess before him a
be advanced In the afternoon he fell bac
aud occupied the position hsld oy Casey %
fore The battle We lost On tbs first day eigh
pieces Of artillery, and on both days, in the sl
pre1ate, 4.002 men. killed wounded and miss
) ing.
II is evident that the administration woul
have liked to havs withheld this report foreye
and thus smothered the disgracef1l facts g
: forth ia It. It WAS only given when the pop1l'
clsgaor for its publiestiau coaid no longer ,
resisted Even the TTtbane, the slave OF 4
a5miuistrati IN, accompanies It's publication VII
the following slap at its being 80 long withnes
) from the people:
+ 1t Is impossible to understand WY : rspc
eontainiDg facts Of such interest has Dse1
long withheld from publication. While car
E psign is in progress silence may be VI
. policy, bat when military reasons Tor resleen