Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-18
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pg "YIGrEW'S BRIGADE AT GErTYS'

Pc "iIGEEW'S BRIGADE AT 1EtiAS
BURG.
A. meeting Of delegates from the d.aer'
81: rvliments Of Kirklaud's Qnte Pettigrew's.
;1..Ie. the following preamble and resHlu
,:on> were adopted:
Whereas. knowing that ~Pct;israS's Rri'
lie, in regard TO the part taken by II in the
gatle of Gettysburg, ha, been psrsiSt"nI!.y
r. .r.presented in some Of the leading daily
,r.rs. and inasmuch ~ thes9 talae AMI un
~. STATEMENTS are likely to hs incorporated
MT, , history of this war, truth and justice
t.m.ul that the flc:s should appear rs they
40. Having seen 4 communication in v,s,
..,a ii Major Baker, from C.9ttin LDui>
-. Ysun.. Aide Cam? 70 the la:e General
r,.;,,raw, w:i:rea L. the Instance of many
,o.a sni ~nH:cers of the Brigade, which, bv Is
len AMI turcihle statement of facts, renders
,,.. r: tue injurious reelection east upon
o.. EI,!!c. and also pays \ worthy tribute
{, iac .asnory Of the noble dead there
!5ro.
n,alvel. That M.jor Baker be requested
t,M..a.sl u copy of the c)Amunicat,on t,
aln. ,o.e:her with his letter 70 Capt. Young.
:,- pu1llcito ~.
H. .cci, rha: in this instance. ~ in every
-. wae-c TIA honor or the welfare Of The
R.,,is hnS been concerned. Capt. Louis &.
TIlq. has manifesrod such zeal~ AMI also
-. ..!ci I'll II marked ga!iantry On tho field
a, M wrn fDr him the highest esteem an .
admiration IT the entire command. and esp"-
Is are ia, tnark3 Of the MON AMI officer
III. h N Tor the admirable manner in which
4. Ia. acquitted himself in Il matter where
.a,i- lonor WIS so nearly concerned.
R..ptvcl, That a committee VI three he
srtu.nled by the Chairman, with instruction
:, haze ne above named panerJ published III
~ /; '1mond "En3uirer' and Nor1h Caro.
IN p!pecs, and also il pamphlet form.
k~IRKLANps BRIGADE.
Naa- Orange Court House. Va,
Decsmbc. l4:h, 1863.
i. Dear Sir: The differs and men OF ihis
5r!:.ia. through me. beg ut ynur hands an
- y! friendship. which no one now alive bu'
~7.ur.eIg can 30 we'll perform namely: u
w.is FIR publication an account ut I'll" par,
:.li !. this brigade had in the battle Of G,r-
tgsalrg.
an- G ,narsl had lived, his report, beyond
al !y4J., would have iur,i,noi = history =;
those 5Ittles, IN which Justice would haze
c,ea done, not only to his brigade, but IL I'll
o:n.-s under his C pmmand; buG, unfortunate,
" !r Us and for his country, he did no. live
T. write his report, and there is n one lci;. 81
on7 brigade, who. than yourself, can r.ore
geographically supply this history.
have been Designing ir souo time pas,
a. the instance Of say OF the Of. erS, To-
write 70 you TO this effect; but the change "
camp, and the interposition OF many other in
c1nseniences, have, from time - time, pre-
7~n,ei the execution Of my purpose. But the
.s,4nt appearance Of "Tho Second Year Of the
Wlr' reproducing the erroneous aud unjust
.,,yunts Of the battle of the 81 Of July. which
appeared in the Richmond papers shortly after
tn retreat from Gettysburg, has prompted
N . - ~ai!ress this letter 20 vnu, without fur
;icr delay.
Shall these injurious accounts 20 70 tie
wori! uncon,raiicted Snail they be per-
m..tel 10 be- incorporated into the history of
:ho war without protest:
TIE part which you bore in the battles of
the i, and 81 Of July is well known. 1t is
a rec'cniZ2d fact that you were ~ inncl iien.
'lai with these battles as any ons who
va engaged in them. You we're not only an
eyewitness of and a partisipant in those haf.
To-, Int your means ct acquiring information
U'pn all SUBJECTS which RELAXED co them were
eqlll 70 those OF any subordinate Off GER who
W. nrr'cnt, and We beg thai, in rindica:ion
Of he brIgaie, you will consent to put your
testimony upon the record.
Believe me-, my dear SIR,
Very truly, your friend,
W. j. BAKER.
Lien;. LOUIS 6. YOUNG, Charleston, 5. g.