The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-25
,.....,arn,c General Corrccts Mr-
B,uiue's History.
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H,uine's History.
~ - Lh,,rs gf The D'<pd'eh;
a. r.,inr. In Attempting 10 evade the To-
NJ :, crlr, O; the charge Of cruelty
e." ''., .,, lin, AGAINST Mr.. Jefferson Davis.
..... refuge in another cHa'Ee ~ u"Ju'' ."
.'..,rr which he has been 0Hlca'C'' rs..,
u. rnw SAYS the res>on Why '"e / e",'"
....garitjrs stopped The exchange ol prisou,
,-.t,.. h,rau>c The Confederate iri9ouelS u'u
-. observe the obligations oil thrlt pa'"'e,
49,. ., r,gul states that Genera "Fihl S"s
81 l,,g.rgi Carter l.. Stevenson anu MS
..,.. Who were dislodgea at MISSOURI!
I,..I.r ;Sri. IN arIns there coh'r:i'! 80 ,h'
iiii.'r,,lar, Of their parole given when ichs'
lr,, surrendered. ,.z,o
VI " Rhine must have misapprchended the
,..,,,u,gt Of President Grant or General
l,.n, mu,l have unaccountabiy misappfe'
i.rtcd lhr Mc> Of that case.
:, tn.,y mad been, as stated by MT. b!aln',
.,'y ,,rI, not Major Wehh, S!eyenson's ln-
,,.c,or. Genera, and other prisoners cap
,',,.f nom his division then aealt with &C
rordtr. to the laws OF war!
General stevenson is now absent from
l.r@rig. nut there are many gentlemen OF
:: -,"r,r1iote command and many besides
,r,o #. familiar with the operations OF our
ar,,,,,. IN the Southwest who know that
'.-D,, i,iustice is here done to General
S,,y.,.nn's division, and that the wholesale
.c.,.,,tfan made against the Confederate au-
,tor,,;,sand the Confederate troops is as aD'
,n,I i unjust. We al know that 1t never
,,.. IN I'm, nos er Of the Confederate authori.
-, "a make auy Confederate officer or SOL
I,.r who had been paroled go TO duty before
T.. vgs exchanged. Even supposing the
hi.n riyO uuc,ionaries of our Government
I.i i. IN base enough and unwise enough TO
.,,rmp, il. our armies would have disbanded
q. once before they would have consented to
such course.
General Stevenson was senior maior-gen-
e~i Of the army Of Vcksburg. lie COM
r,u1cl that army OF over 10000 men from
the battle OF Chickasaw Bluff till Pemberton
to5k command in person on the investment
Of the place.
When SickSburg surrendered General
Grant va, very conSiderate, and even gem
rror,. IN bis conduct to the captured army.
Their wants were promptly and literally at
tended 10. and nothing was done to humiil-
ale or degrade officer or man.
TRANSFORMATION was freely furnished, aud
the garrison, including StevensoD's large
division. and. believe, the whole army
under SrtycaSon's command, were marched
10 Meridian and encamped in that vicinity
under the dirccio ION Of Lieutenant-General
IIardcc, " here they remained until they were
duly exchanged and sent of rearmed TO the
armies Of the Contederacy. Stevenson, Wild
hl. old division, joined the army at Missionary
Rl.c, and was attached during the battle to
Harucc', corps, forming on the left of that
colp>. Iiardce's corps and Stevenson's divl'
sion attacked by Sberman's army, which
they broke and repul,ed and drove away
from the Ridge and down upon the plain
and they brought back with them to their
position on the Ridge many regimental colors.
captured from Sherman's army, and prison
cT>.
Shernan's was the Only part Of Grants
army beaten that day Hardee, with Steven
son. was the only part of the Confederate
arm! not beaten and they were not dis
lodged Uotil they had defeated all in their
front, aud returning flushed With victory
found The whole Confederate line to their left
had been forced, and the entm my already was in
rear OF their lcft. Then Stevenson moved by
bis let fauk, followed by Hardee, and effect
ed The crossing by the bridge over Chicka.
mausa creek. The enemy coming up with
our army next day was terribly IepuIsed
ty Clc5uTne, and moleSted tie retreat no
more.
ltw In August that the convalescent
Sick aud wounded from Vicksburg were de-
hvcIed under Ing of truce in Mobile bay,
aud placed in hospital at Point Clear. My
recollection is that al of these men had then
been exchanged; that the Confederate sur
-seohS VINO had been in charge OF them and
VITO csme with them went on duty at once ;
Nhu mat as faSt Us these men recover
co !A'y returned 10 duty with their regi-
Iheui>. Il is absolutely certain that
"rN"ri Stevenson and his Division
,!a1 been dEiy exchanged prior TO Missionary
h'd-r, Which was not fought till Novembe
---''n, !oT on September 18th we find Halleck
writing about the exchanged prisoners
2fcm Elcssburg."
", all 'he gentlemen who were serving in
~ ClHea States armywtan Virginia called
'%'n % 10 her rescue none came more gene
= n"! luan Carter l.. SteyensoE-none
+TV~ ncg "itk more fidelity, aud very few
=" :o!ti'er dtstlRctiOp. In the old army:
u eHNeu the same sort of reputation inj
-, 5"a"IfF arm OF the service that Hardee
"u Z" 'ue cavalry lie was model officer.
was absolutely devoted TO his duty. mo-
IAV ,h "hat form it eanae, and he would
"~'' ""U UteioTe b. would have violated his
YAK me- Neher;1I Stevenson thoroughly uu- I
"oI''o u Ehe practical details of war. Mc|
h"e" eI"f how 10 take car&~of au army-
nV" 10 i.Na n, hoe to clothe il. how 10 /
t'"'Sh H. 'aa how TO fight it--Shan any OF. /
"S'! oi LIS Tick in cur service. He badS
W." b'ue,i active service in the United States
GUY sI0 hi. s,esd service in tle Confede.
trE u Is uoSurpassed by any mans record.
-'e 49,. "oH lHct on the respeat from Nashville |
n m1Sn hcen', and as commander OF
4 ['''a it<ir'glalG he ssyed that array from
~ ssi'-'lon. lie has kindred all over this |
nS,s,,Nho VINO cherish for him he love AID ad- |
hi. rsN ~l que bim, aod we may hope that |
iDrt seatiYe, the gt&e senator from Sen-
mi, "Hl enable MIR. Blaine 10 correct the |,
'1i>e-Ae y be has iradc.
,l;,. - '4'1@ Stevenson has been bravely bat
fmiIr SF.,ha the poverty in which he and his
eonr:, l1'e been involved by his dutiful I
msia 20 Virginia. Had be chosen to re.
bIye lac ~ the United States army he would
lrc,,,,tII'E'V atI''Vsa rshk and rewards, but bs was
wa t'oe -. o' considering rewards when duty
~. -, 4ues'!on W; and to-day, Of all the citi-
daf,n " 'HgihIS, there are few who, having
,sta w u nef so nobly. are SO little known or
yen,,ouo wi ss 'ais reiDed. modest, and brave
!, ,S'hah' sSs whose good name has been rude.
lQr,o.," H. ,"foDSly assailed to serve the passing
VI apoliica! dewagogue.
ID. IT, NJ.