New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-20
No. Cent. rr,s.. Ser. Ycys April 10, 1861
GPN. CORCOnAN bod 90. HAWKINS.


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CoLoyEL To prevent any misappreheusion send
YOU bIisf statement in relation 10 the sad affair Of
sunday morning which resulted, regret to say, in
the deeih Of Lisu, Col K;mbaIl.
At about p ocloCS q NJ, l LEFT my quarters and
proceeded along the main road toward the front lines
for the purpose OF having the toops up3er arms At
O'Clock in obedience to an order from the Major.
Genesa al commanding. When | arrived opposite the
hospital Of NV brigade, BIZ officer whose rank |
could not recognize ttbe night being very DARK and
whom Ijadged TO W such only from toe TACT OF bic
having sword rushel oqt n from, Of me and order.
cd bslt. EIafrns asked Il L was DR.. Heath lone
Of The fnfseon. OF The Irish Legion) and was an
swered BY another order to halt with the additional
remark, cit is none OF your God id business,
want the countertign." Peiceiving il was not ths
doctor, requested 10 know the object of his hating
me- and his utne, Isuk, add authority, but could
cot obtain any other reply than that it WAS none
Of nv God id business" | repeated Tie ques-
ion seyeral times AID received similar
answers, with tie exception that the
counteni,:p was not demanded more than once,
AND he added, +" You cauuot pas here" expos
u,ated with him upon Sleb conduct, and told lin 70
remember that be wac no, Oh duty aud mad DO night
10 be there and stop me from proceedirg &, and that
be must lei me lass. asked bin ii be knew who
be was talking %, Hni tlen gave bni ny pane and
rak, telling him also tuet going TO the front
oniar orders, and even my business there; BAT il
WA Of no avail. he answered, 81 do not care
Gel ia Iao you are. again tod him that I
should pass, and armed him several times 70 get cut
Of my way, and attempted 20 proceed he ,heieupon
put liuecf in . determined altitude 10 Prevent my
5roeress and jranilshiug his sword in hand, and
having lis ohsr a pistol las l then supposed,
made no, .ment toward ne With the evident de-
figu OF usns iLem, ard, al The same time, s,atedi
" I viii be- God Id II you snail" IL was AZ thin
point that | used ny weapon. u seemed that the
more endeavOrcf TO persuade tie mere Obstinate lie
became. Nothipg but tic Consideration ;bst my lie
was Ia dspgeg, which had every reason n fear,
and the duty that was incumbent upon me at that
ruticua. time, when an attack upon our lines was
lapprehen1ed, w0u,d have justified me, in my own
MUD, in tAkng toe measure then did. IA soldiers
OF long service, an convinced that you will roeog'
rze the necessity and laWiulacss VI tie act, how.
ever much you may regret taat t was caused by ono
Of your nambor, aud rome does more than myself,
for although | bad peger before seen Col Kmball.
that am aware OIL Lad learned to respect bin for
bis galiantry in several engagements Of the present
war.
IL was not un,i. siter the occurrence that learned
who it was; bat bad be benny best friend, l can.
no. see how II could have resulted otherwise from
the part he acted on inst occasion. With nc
authority TO usmsad Toe aVdn;orsi.n, / would have
b,ea dtrelict 10 my duty nat : welded to bic 70
nanl. lis roinsIl 70 give lis name u ran 10. or
any Information about him. or uIoa what authority IL
auyl he assumed 10 act the fac: beingas yol are vol
aware that be had none) especially as his .elues
was couched in the terms / have stated, and tia
enemy was Immediately in cur fon., called upon
NE TO scl Ti;h more than ordinary precautop an re-
wealth., the eouniersigu, spd NO unless to one on.
tilted 70 il.
Isut beside ttis, tie personal violence l had jus
cause to fear gave lac en anlJnbled right TO Pro'sef
nyseif agair.s.it.
intended W have son, this statement before ou
my duiies /! the pas, few days have prevented "
and have now been obliged TO make IL harriediy,
hopinp thereby 10 correct any erroneous imp'es-
lions tbat NAV have been made, and To prevent
them in the future. s.l, C,. q
viii only be TOO glad to have an official inves,i
.,,iiou of tie mater at any time.
am. Colonol your ohedi,nt servant
MICHAEL CORtORsN, Bugsliero sasrs.
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