, 1865-06-07


To deeds, tho marked not here below.
The apgel's record Heaven ehall show.
Nay 20, LEGS.
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rs,rUaTTF,EOr, aNruEr.r.
Interesting Statement from one of
Gen. Lee's officers.
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4ue o.nl'an1s' - eo'''''4e'e'3s pu'i.snes eoia'
nunication from person attached to the
inc statements relating to the battle of An.
t,etam a,c cnr,ons and tnterca+3nr.
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.as 1aut.c1uus Iou9t oGtoSA IL tAe 31tcr-
nuen. nnen tas H. oas.1e taEeu ueEcsst ana ING
tonl.us1alt tse e. nau .., r.ohen On tae flsnt,
nese[ sam ~ ,a:n, !aat usny saaH countenaace
sEus{ XIV .notS p.anlly gepNteu. = "as JUST DC.
nina ,1ta.s hlm wnen ae rode mp 10 battery that
Wa mas eaIss ~ .sMa;a. sna.aans nse'
M..,a Sn9 ct'nHu; u! n,, s a.n'an }oue posltlon,
~ GaPta,u @ =. ~ aaa@aos' !oE tue sa4Yauon ot
NJ T1.et Iiuh, had'd H., upU4 ian ~ ~
p HI, :!o,nota1 a - ~ nI toi sS5 ~ uGnt!al a.
st,are.rs %bo ~ ac,osa M ~ ~, ldn e!os t
of tSe war won1 have hsen I dsc,i,sd ~ to5 'atS
Ths mn,nInr ~ the All w,,'a 15Ia a,.4,y ~ aay.
nv horac n tront ~ ~ the r,aS,,, ~u.o s.tng o9
w9s n,drre;5 to 1ismn,,nt an1 rs,9.t att'ttte1s ~
ne.snnu11v' IN ~, snnt;n~ no1sesf " aI1
atake tf1is d,snatch ~ Ecne1n, 1aot.ns,, ~ ELY );
giving me smuil uotr iae,osed IN ~ m ~ ra1nn.
Is started ont. he spoko aI,rnnt1T ~ ~
..13 doa1E 3t man yon VIII hnu hfm on tho ex-
tteue lsit maae II yonr business TO report to
tns 1l ~ s9on as 591r 1otse VIII axe you there
at such pctem ptory prt1era. bnt stiI, 8etarT,n.
I'd to execute them. "a nv arrival NJ .T1rF,
sons neaoquaftslss sltuated IN the woods,
ocEFeteu NY dispatch. he appeared sur
pr1sen; ana, tnlhing 10 70 Aid.de-camp, Cap.
ta'n Heoos, remarks q. "can It be things ara
so' He oiueieq me 70 accompany him back,
nnd en- me ROAD heard remarxs sauch as Ia
1t possible, -" No, he would never dare, "''Wu
VIII never permit u, al tending to convince
me there was things atloat concerning tae
previous days light, WHICH reflected on some
oue WHO vas In the wrong. i did not re-
Qu!re long, after our arrival at headquarters,
to hnd out what that WIcng vas. We VIII
!7th, continued until as late as 0 o'clock In
the night, both armies, the following morn
lne5s. mhtnaliy exhausted, 1etrained from in-
1antr5 practice, and, consequently, no fight
inE, other than artillery, disturbed the day.
Inc night OF the 18th, jackson ordered one Of
nts brigade commanders. the I'd Louisiana
bI1gude, TO take position, preparatory to a
renewal OF inc h.ht on the following morn
fpg which Wns positively contrary to Let's
crdcIe, as MS design was, as am sure, to at.
tempt to cross the Potomac that night. This
pr>ghde, by 1ts 1ucessant picket fighting, pre-
vented me c1ofshE Of the army, Thus Lee,
lnctnsea ~ jackson, bad ordered him to re.
manner be vas ordered to headquarters, and,
we're rather belliserent il their
expressions. however, deu: JACKSON was re-
celVsu eoutteously by Gen. LIE, and the few
WORDS vas permitted to hcar wonld never
!eaa Ie NJ 70 suppose there was single lazah
fceltnE existing between the two.
erto General J. E. D. Stuart. who Was endeay-
ORIG 70 oIenni3e tue immense number OF
sttaG2lc1s In and about shepasdstown. His
oEccTe were 70 bring hts mounted force over
T. 1nc Ilver, as tae army would recEoss to the
slrgtLla Sue tbat night. Accordingly, he
acsis'ed MS attempts and immedlstely camo
sharpspltg.
- nave 1emar 6ed since that although the
Richmond papers claimed that all had been
accom- piisheo that vas designed In tho inya-
SOU o. Maryland, VIZ; the capture Of Har-
per's FeITy ; 3et from such knowledge and
my opportunities were
many Was enabled to gieam
that such vas not the sole Of:
}ect. Gen. Lees own manner was
sufficiently indicative OF o great di5appo!ut-
ment. Besides. while We were in Hagers-
town, cx.Gorernor Enoch Lewis Lowe, Of
Maryland, who was In Richmond, was ex.
prt ssly dispatched, to my certain knowledge.
to hasten IN to Ma, yland, where he was to pe
invested with the power Of Hillary Governor
Of the State. On his way thither, be stopprd
a night In Winchester, and made speech
from the portico Of the hotel, there statIoe
whittier he vas going, and for what. This IS
well known In Winchester. and on my ar
rival there, dozens Of persons who had heard
the speech, told me Of It. Aims for the ex-
GovcIuof. He reached the Potomac Just In
time to welcome us back TO the sacred sou.
Il was well known among us tuat m at-
tempt would be made that Night to recross
'he river. It WIS hazardous, but imperative.
We were not more than two miles from the
river with an Immense wagon and artillery