The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-09-08
In FIELD, NEAR ATLANTA, ga,
August 25th, 1861.


Your correspondent Thompson, in communi
cation that appeared in your issue Of the 25d inst
has charged me with having made some wretched
mistakes in regard to the action Of Tylers brigade
on the 9th Of this month.
The first Of my statements noticed by him was
aat five O'Clock this morning the enemy charged
the 37th Georgia with heavy line of stirmishers,
driving in the videttes, etc" Of this he says
'Now was an actor in this magnificent drama
and if the enemy made any demonstration before I
ten o'clock was unable to see it," OF the state
ment made by me have to say that, it is corroo- /
Grated by the testimony Of Lieut. Col smith, I
commanding 37th Georgia regiment, aud the OH |
cial report of the brigade commander, "fhomp-
son" is possibly not an early riser, and may have
been asleep; il not, be was out Of place or wil-
fully prevarieated.
Atsin, be says oIu the next place, no five
lines of battle assaiiod dn position II the hon.
orabIo n gentemt e.ii refer TO my commsi;ca-
ton, he will learn as BE should have done before
reviewing the article, that never made the state
s,ent My language was. "the enemy masstd five
lines Of battle in front Of the rife pits and charged
with two lines Of battle" | am again sustained I
by tho official report Of the brigade commander
we now notice the contention over the colors
had hoped that this matter was finally settled by
the decision Of Brighton Smith, but as he has
taken issue with me again, justice to all concerned
and especially Private Strickland, requires the
following to be submitted, viz Lieut.-Col. Smith
and Capt. (acting maj5r) Gholston, 97th Georgia
regiment, being at the time on the left OF the regi
ment, say "the Yankee colors were not shot down
in front Of the space between the 10Th and 37th
Tennessee aud 37th Georgia, but in front Of COM
pany e. S1h Georgia, (Which company was posted
on the left of the regiment, aud immediately by
the side Of hrgo tree, behind which a yidette
from this company was posted when the enemy
made the advance Private Strickland, company
E, 37th Georgia regiment did not advance upon
his hands and knees to get the colors, having
asked permission n Eieut-Col Smith to do so, he
walked erect towards them ~
While thus advancing, the soldier from tho 10Th
and 37th Tennessee, hastily splang over the works
: and ran towards tho eolors. A yankee who had
been conceded in me bushes near the colors,
arose and presented his gun deliberately towards
j private Coon, who suddenly threw his gun at an
angle of about 45 degrees, and fred He o'ayhavG
killed yankee annie ors in the rear of the yanl
d KEGS his ball falling on one, but we are sure he
= did not kin any ct this place. The yankee was
n quite coolly aud doggedly aiming at Coon, and
T. would have killed Inn in all probability had not.
c Strickland percevftg his object, seized the.yon
d KEGS gun, disarmedppd forced him into ur lines
d While Strickland was disarming the yankee Coon
v ran on and took the colors from the ground, aud
b ran with them back into our lines He certainly
$ took no prisoner, nor attempted to take any
Hearing Immediately after the fight, of some mis-
understandings to WIS SHOULD claim the colors' !
. went to Gen Smith for information lie told me
e he would investigate the affair Having done so he
decided that the l5e end sTth TepnessesWere on'
titled 70 Que, and ne son Ca, the other. had
never heard ofits leing Submitted to Gen. Bate
for decision, beiete have noticed all the points
upon which he took issue with me. | submit The
foregoing summarsq facis in the case, which
can substantiate.
If correspondents Who Prgt,ss such IAN apathy
to newspaper oohtr5yersy' would write only"
what they know" 10 be The truth, p the indul.
genco Of the public would not be asked to this
communications Ls your readers determine who
it is SO egrogiousF ''wrctchedly" mistaken,
Thompson" or
OCCASIONAL.