The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-03-30
Tc the Union Voters of the 5th Con-
qressional District:

his CT AIMS 10 seat IN 1D1gtc>s ssS
part which he has borne in the suppression
OF the rebellion, propose TO state to your
readers few facts, to enable them TO de-
termine how much credit 10 give him IN
this matter.
He was in the battles of GAINESVILLE, Get
iysburg, Fredrieksourg, South Mountain,
and Fitzhugh Crossing.
Al the battle of Evansville he had COM
mani Of the 18th, and led it through with
the assistance OF It. Col. Baehmsn, who
really directed the movements OF the reYi-
ment, and who should have the credit OF
whatever honor may attach to the comman-
der of that regiment.
At the second battle Of Ball Run, Mere
dith had command of the 18th until the
regiment was ordered to fall back out of
the woods. but he WAS not to be seen, and
1t. Col Bachmau led the regimen. out
when it was placed under the hre OF the
rebel batteries, where the order came TO Col.
Bachman 10 retreat from his position. and
he led the regiment out, Col. Meredith still
not being present; and be was not seen IN
Ill late in the evening, when the regiment
was ordered TO cover the retreat to Centre
Vile. when be appeared, and took COM
nand OF the regiment The credit in this
engagement therefore, belongs to Lieut.. Col
Bachman.
At the battle of South Mountain be had
command of the i9th, which WAS ordered
forward to attack the enemy After Skin
mishing commenced with the enemy, be was
ordered 10 advance the left wing OF the
regiment 80 as to march it obliqueiy to the
right hut instead of so doing, he wheeled
the right wing Of the regiment TO the left,
thus throwing his men with their backs TO
the enemy and was unable to change the
position OF the regiment so as to place his
men facing the foe. A: this stage OF the
game 1t. Col. Baohman took command OF
the regiment, and led the charge, Col. Mere
dith taking no further part in the engage
ment The credit, therefore, belongs to Col
Bachuan.
the battle of Antietam, the credit was
given TO Col. Meredith, who, to my knowl-
edge was not upon the field. The regi-
ment was commanded by Lieut. Col. Bach
man. who led the bayouet charge on the
rebel battery and fell dead at the first FIRE
of the enemy, at the head of the regiment
At Friedrich sburg, he commanded the lst
Brigade, Of which the 18th formed part,
during the crossing OF the Rappahannock,
and until the evening of the next day, when
he committed blunder in carrying out
commands and was immediately relieved
OF his command and placed under arrest.
Col Cutler, of the 9th Wisconsin, being as
signed the command of the brigade. In this
battle the brigade did no fighting, not nav
ing been ordered to attack the enemy.
At the battle of Gettysburg, he conn
manded the brigade in the morning of the
first day of the fight, during the skirmish-
ing preceding the general engagement In
the afternoon. When the fighting COM
menced at ! O clock in the afternoon OF that
day, the brigade was hanked by Eweiis
Corp, making its capture, or annihiiation
evident. Gen. Meredith was absent, and
his Chief of staff, Capt. Richardson, rode in
every direction in search of him, but could
not find him. The brigade was thus left
without orders, and held its position until
it was nearly all killed and captured, when
it was withdrawn by the order of the co..
onels of the brigade, cutting its way through
the enemy. To this cause alone is attrjbu-
table the heavy losses sustained by the brig
ade, and the 10Th regiment, in that battle.
The General is representing that he was
wounded in some of the engagements in
Virginia | will here state that was in every
engagement through which it passed, and
know nothing of his having received any
wounds to disable him from immediate
duty, and know that he was never shot
through the side, as he represents.
desire to say that the foregoing state
ments are made upon my personal knowl-
edge and observation, that know them to
be true, and hold myself responsible for
them. L. w. WtTEMYRE.
Formerly LIST Lieut.. Co, E. 10th Ind. Vols.
he foregoing, CaTu Vi w
once Lieutenant in Co. E, 10Th Indiana
Volunteers, published in the Delaware Coun-
ty Free Press OF March gath, 1864, re-
auires notice. 1t is document remarka-
bic for the character of its statements, as well
as the want of character of its author
Human nature is SO constituted that
coward, is almost necessarily lar. In his
Il, nd .ih ic tn iniafh
politically, Gen. MEREDITH, Mr.. W,uut- e.
has emerged from his obscuri,y inso
light of day, and he only blame himself
if he adds to his officially published coward
ice, his self-published falsehood and mis-
representation.
In a court of justice, if You establish the
fac. of the witness having no knowledge OF
what he states in evidence or that he is
common liar, and entirely unworthy of be-
lief YOU ruin the case. The hrstthing neces-
sarv to annhilatng the tissue OF falsehoods
and SANDERS of WITExYREs card, is to give
little synopsis OF
The MILITARY HISTORY OF l. ". WITH-
MYRB.
He first turns up at the battle Of Gaines
Vile, Va, on the 3sth OF August, 1862,
the rear, aud was ordered to be court-mar-
tailed By Gen GIBBoS, and was only saved
by the personal efforts OF his Colonel, Sol.
MEREDITH who begged Gen. GIBBoS to spare
him on account Of its being his first Of
fence.
His second appearance was with the 10Th
Regiment, crossing the Rappahaunock be-
fore the fight of Chancellorville, but he
somehow missed the road, and vss not in
TIE fight.
His third appearance was at Gettysburg,
when upon the first fire, his unruly legs
took him some mile-and-a-half to the rear,
aud he was only saved from running yet by the
Provost Guard, who arrested him and
brought him back. Whereupon, be showed
them hole in his hat, and claimed that the
ball came so rear his head as to produce con-
cussion and make him crazy, and that be
"coulda help it.Y
His fourth and crowninS act Of military
heruisn, was at Nine Run in November last
when for eowardce and deserting his COM
mand in the face of the enemy, he was tried
hya General Court Martial ordered by Gen.
CurLKR and prsHoSoaAsLY DISMISSED from
the service
RICHMOND. ISp. March 2s,h. 1864.
This is to certify that, we the undersigned
know l. W. WrTExYRE, late OF the 18th
Indiana Volunteers that We are familiar
with the facts set forth in the preceding
statement in regard TO his disgraceful con-
duct under fire, and that he WAS dishonorA-
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