, 1876-08-20
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The Atlanta GA Times (COnfed. organ}
mikes the assertion that Gen. Hayes, the Ec-
publican candidate for President, surrendered
in cowarlly mannerat fight which took place
between his brigade and tue rebels for the pos
session OF the Wellcn Railroad, near Peters,
burg. The Confederate concern states the cir
cunistanccs OF the capture as follows:
Gen. Hayes, the present Radical candidate for
the Presidency was captured during the War under
circuns 1ances by crclitAbc to his gal
}antFy Us an Officer His cuptor w2s James II.
Price, no's lahorcr on the farm Of T.. ". Howard,
Oh Lookout Mountain. Walker County, Ga: Price
was private in Company Z, Capt. 1'ilwcli, Sixth
Georgia Regiment, infantry, ColQ1iit's brigade.
The capture took place few days after the blo*-
Hs At @ as a1tssss Tf t heS f1on f
and on the left OF Hayes command. Colquitt
moved to the right and attacked them in the
rear: The Federal troops surrendered after a
hricf resistance. The ammunition OF our men
was nearly expended. The Fedesuls were armed
with seventeen shooter carhincs. Fields was
not that baass saa e H. linz c ef thGw
charging the breastworks, Price saw E splendid
Federal flag. This he tore down. Hayes was
Hayes asked: .stre you ~ oicer: Price replied,
with IN OATH, pointing pistol (which he carried
through the War; al him, 1T don't make bit Of
snsWer was Pse then un
bucklcd his sword cut of the straps, thinking the
leather might be useful, and threw the sword away.
to to]lcadquartess. This flag liad silver plate
the staff. Price docs not fecvllcct the Inscription,
only that it was presented from Portland, Mc. He
Cit Oft the plate, and on his return from the War,
had it made into finger-ring which he presented
to the Lookon; Mountain }asses. Prices address
is Rising Fawu. Dade County, Ga, care OF {. ".
Howard.
The truth is, that while Gen. Ha;es, the
Republican candidate, took part in a number Of
hartl-fought battles, and several times found
t,:..~ 4;1l,+, IL +,-.<.x.
narrow escapes from capture, he never was
taken prisoner, but assisted in taking good
many ftehel prisoners.
An cx-sofdicr, who knows the facts of the
case, in a letter explains that it was Gen Joseph
Hayes, OF Massachusetts, and not Gen. Il. B.
Hayes, Of Ohio, wllo WAS taken prisoner at the
Weldon Railroad fight. He thus explains the
case:
The Cen Hayes who vas captured in that
gayemcnt was Gen. Joseph Hayes, formerly Col
9nel of the Eighteenth Ma*sscausetts ] Infantry,
days battle OF the Wilderness, q brave and compc-
tent officer, who at one time commanded the bri-
O. ere to hnse eeevc M be- the onv %iv
officer not graduate OF West Point who ever COLL
mandcd that brigade. The Richmond papers OF
mcntary nc notice fcr bis gcntlcmany conduct, ETC.,
which notice was reproduced IN many Northern
papers at the time. The Second Corps was ordered
Weldon Railroad, about :, miles to the LETT I
Of our line at that time Our corps was, |
therefore, detached from The army. The |
enemy discovering this, worked through tile |
woods around to the rear Of our extreme right, and
in the afternoon Of the second day attacked us /
from the rear, capturing nearly all our forces
far US the cnemy's line extended among then. Gen.
Huyts. It was similar movement to the ono |
made thu extreme right of our line III thu second
aay's battle Of the Wilderness where two briyadcs
of thu sixth Corps were captured Gems. Shaler and
Seymour being among the number: am not con-
rcrsant with the particulars Of the surrender Of |
having served with him and KNOWN. him per |
,onnlly feel justified in saying he did more
css than any othe' brave otficcr would have done
Corps having returned from tho north Of the James
River, relieved the troops OF the old line un that
tight established our defensive line with the rest
# the army. Two days later the enemy assaulted
,ur position, and were repnlscd with severe loss.