Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-11-03
From the Danvile Regste~.
ADDRESS FROM GEN. -EARLY 20
!. iISARuY.

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i On the 22d i-ist., three DAYS after th(
Lass ,eattle II tire alley, Gen. Earty ad
aiesseu !. lengthy order to the officers anc
men OF his command, raprlmaadIne men
Tor allowing the sp endio victory, O. the
morning OF the I9tp, to be tulned into dis
hsfer. oy their misconduct on the field Of
7 batte. He declares that they surprised
and roEted two corps eft Sherdans army,
ana drove back several miles the Remain
ing corps, capturing eighteen rieces of
a artillery, one thousand i've hundred pris-
oners, number OF colors, large Quanti-
+! ty OF snall arms and Wagons and ambu-
lauces, ~ : -tsc Sii.t4v camps u Two cc-t,s.
/! Had - loops remained steadfast 10
their duty, and not yielded to a propensi
fy to plnnder tue camp OF the enemy, Gen.
K. says that the victory would have been
one OF the most brilliant and decisive OF
the war, Many. of tdcm, inclnding some
commissioned officers, deserted their col
ors to appropriate To themselves tse abau-
1oned property or the enemy, and those
v.a 10 remained at their posts OF duty, see
2 their raaa3 thus thinned, by the de-
sertlon o fttss comrades, when the enemy
ate III tha stz5f95GD, made but feeble Ct.
sort to re tt.vs t@.e- fortunes or lie day,
gave va. /, "ssno -<.se6s panic aud fled III
confusion, thereby converting a splendid
victory into a disaster.
The address continues:
Had any respectable number of You lis
tened to the appeals made to you and made
q stand, even az the last moment, the dis
aster would have been averted, and the
substantial frnlts OF victory secured: but
ut1der the insane dread Of being hanked
and q panic stricken terror Of the enemv's
cavalry, You would listen 70 no appeal =
threat or order, and i}iop-cd small body
oFscavalry to spenetTS sesto oar@train2 and
carry OFT a. nMnbee .>f pieces of ariil-
lery aud wagons, wl>sea yo1r disorder left
You haze thus obscured
that glorious fame Won IN conjunction
with the gallant men Of the army ofNutth-
eru Virginia, who still renlain proudly de-
liant III the trenches aronnc Richmond
and Petersburg. Before ven can again
claim them as comrades, you will have toi
erase ffaniyo escutheops the blemshesa
which Now obscure them !; and this youj
can do Il you Will be true TO your former
reputation, your former bravery, yonr
country and your homes. Yon who have
fonght al Manassas, Richmond, Sharps- |
burg, Fred ericksburg, Chanccl cllofsville. |
Getty ysburg, aud from the Wilderness TO
he banks of James river; and especially
you who We're with the immortal jackson [
n all his trianpls, are capable of better +
hings. Arouse yourselves thentosa sense
# your manhood and appreciation OF the.
acred cause in Which. yon are engaged ! J.
| ie3 TO the mandates Of discipline; re-
ofve to stand by your colors in future at .
III hazards, aud you can vet retrieve youri
equation and strike effective blows, for
our country and its cause. Let every
nan .sl,nrn from him the evlle plunder gath
'red Oh the field Of the 10Th !; aud let no
nan, whatever his rank, whether ce,nha-
ant or non combatant, dare EXHIBIT his.
polls of that day. They will be badges
t his dishonor. the insignia Of his dis
race. Tue officer who panses IN the Cd.
eer Of sictasy . place 4 guard over q sut,
81 ) *vagoae, Tor his private use. is rs bad
S tlle soldier who hats to secure for him (
Elf. f.fhe.abandoned clothing Or money fl
flying oe,-and they both sell the. honorI
the army and the blood OF their conn-
y for 9 paltry price. 49, /,
The l2esozutsons the Goue1uo,,s. The
II resolution (as published in our lasDl
ayins been construed by some TO convey.
recoinine endafion to place slaves IN the I.
afkse sssdfdiefss v ares glad to soc that
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