Wilmington journal., 1868-10-30
From tha Sentinel.
TTUU lu5 S6QI1H6I.
Major J. A. .Engeykard-AM Mertted Tribut
L. FREMONT,
Eng. & S&p'L

MesSrs Editors II have frequently noticed
that some of the Radical newspapers published in
this State-the ~. G. Standard and Wilmington
fame of Maj Jos. A. Engelhard, Editor of the
Wilmington Journal, by insinuating that, during
! the late war, he could only be found in 6one6-
proof situations. Knowing the charge or lns1n-
| uation to be utterly false-without the shadow of
| foundation in fact-and seeing that Mai. Engel-
hard treats the authors Of this base slander with
silent contempt; tha5 he will not descend SO low
as to notice what these sheets say al out him; nd
| as the Wilmington Journal is one Of the leadieg
Democratic newspapers of the South, desire
that the public may know the character OF the
gentleman who edits it, in order that they may
not be deceived by what these Radical papers say
| about him, and. therefore. address to you this
commu unicatlOn.
At the beginning of the war, Major Engelhard
joined Captain j. l.. Bridger's Company, from
Edgecombe county, as a prl00te from which he
was promoted by Colonel. afterwards Gen. Branch,
first as Captslu, and then as Major IN the Quar-
termaster's Department., and acted IS such on the
staff of sGeneral g.. in the battles around Rich
mond. being the field with him in every action,
and st Sharpsburg received in his arms the dying
North Carolina hero. He then resigned his Ma
jorty and accepted a Captaincy, and acted as A.
A. G. on General Pender's staff and was his right
hand man in all those bloody enR agements in
which General Fender won his imperishable re-
Down and was severely wounded ut Chance!lOrs-
vile. After General Pender's death, he acted as
A. A. G. on Genera Wilcoxs staff, and, at heans'
Station, was gain wounded. He renamed Od
WilcoXs staff until the final surrender He never
| missed battle or skirmish, and in every one of
! them no man was uore exposed to danger than
he.
The larger portion of this record OF Major
Engelhard, above, l personally familiar
with and the balance youch for as being true.
l am not one OF those who can stand by and see
| brave man, who was my comrade in arms, SLAM
dered by carpet-baggers, without raising my voice
in his defence. E. D. HALL.
WILMINGTON, n. Q.
We are pleased that the absence of our
Editor affords US an opportunity to publish
the above card, which appeared in the Sea-
tine2 some days since, and to assume the
pen editorial and WELD it in a cause of
which we have long desired to write. The
base and grossly false insinuations and
statements of these Radical papers have
been treated by the object of their attack
with that contempt which a gentleman,
conscious of integrity and of having per-
formed his whole duty fearlessly and firm
ly, can so well bestow. But as his friends
have seen fit to act in this matter and
Major Engelhard himself is temporarily
absent from his post, we do not feel bound
to silence, ana take an earnest pleasure in
setting before those of the public who are
Unaware of the extent of his services, the
facts as they are,
"Gov." Holden, while Editor of the
Standard on several occasions stated that
the services rendered by Major Engelhard
during the late war were in the Quarter
masters Department, knowing it to be
false, and this falsehood has been repeated
by the local Radical paper of this city. No
man who was actu ted by principle during
the lato war could be led for political pu1-
poses into d wjlful Misrepresentation of
the services rendered by another, or de-
tract from his merits. And in the case
of Major Engelhard none have done
SO except those who themselves shrunk
from the dangers of the field,
seeking refuge in bomb-proof places
in the army, or engaged in pursuits that
exempted them from service. Justice will
be done by the fair minded and honora-
BILE, however much partisan feeling may
rule the hour, and it is only the envious,
the treacherous, the cowardly or the NOR
ally base, who will attempt such vile per-
versions of truth, even though it be for
political purposes"
We append below the editorial refer
ence of the Sentinel to the above communi-
cation published in the same issue in which
the card appeared :
MAJ. j. A. ENGELHARD.-We cheerfully give
pace to the communication OF Col. E. d. Hall, in
another column, in vindicaton Of Maj. Engel-
hard of the Wilmington Journal, from the ma
lignant reflections Of certain Radical papers,
Maj. e. was a brave soldier of the Confederacy,
and, even during the short time when he was in
the Q. M. Department and not required to go in
to action, always at the front and the post Of
danger. He did his whole duty gallantly, and
really needs no defence, but We can but admire
the chivalrous generosity which has prompted
Col. Hall to vindicate the reputation of friend
and comrade.
For the Journal.
Radi cal Justice in BIadep.