The National tribune., 1885-02-26
HIS LAST RECEPTION.
Comrade Beale Heard From.

To THE EDITOR: Mr. Barlow's eccentric pro-
duction in your issue of Jan. Is reminds me of
passage in Fanny Squeers's famous letter: Il
am screaming out loud all the time | write,
which takes off my attention rather, and hope
viii excuse mistakes. - Nicholas Nickleby,
Chap XVI The many intelligent readers of
THE TRIBUNE will neither be helped nor him
dered in their conclusions by frantic raving.
| have stated facts and cited my authority |;
the only way to disprove those facts is by
breaking down the authority for them.
Mr. Barlows regiment, the 18th n. Y. was
in Won Arnsberg's Brigade of Schurz's Division.
Schurz being temporarily in command Of the
corps the division on July ], 1868, was COM
manded by Schimmelpfennig. 1t was on the
left of the Eleventh Corps line Won Arnsberg S
Brigade being extreme left of the division,
and nearest to the First Corps.
Now, Gen. Howard in the atlantic Monthly
for July, 1876, page SIS, says of this division
"Soon the division of the Eleventh Corps
nearest Doubleday was flying to the shelter of
the town, the enemy pressing through the in
terval. OF course Robinson and Wadsworth
First Corpsl had to give way"
In describing the retreat Gen Howard, on
the same page, says: Schimmeipfennig, the
commander of the leading division, lost his
way, and hid himself among some piles of lum-
ber and did not succeed in joining his COM
mand until after the battle of the third day.
Colonel, Won Arnsberg, seemed at the time ut
terly crestfallen and broken"
MI Barlow will please note that, on author
ity of Gen. Howard, the division to which the
157th n. Y. belonged was the first to give
way-led the retreat, and that his own brigade
outstripped the balance Of the division in
celebrity of retrograde movement Surely Mr..
Barlow will not question the authority of his
corps commander.
Mr. Barlow cites Bachelder's Map" / sup
pose he refers to the official maps issued by the
War Department. These we're carefully pre-
pared by the U. S. engineers from accurate sur
veys and are believed to correctly show the
topography of the field. The markings in blue
and red of positions Of regiments are by Mr.. j.
b. Bachelor, and III some cases are known to
be in error. Yet even this map contradicts
Mr.. Barlow, for l fail to find four Confederate
brigades ION the flank of Barlow's Division"
or % in the rear of our men," / do find Hayss
aud Hokes Brigades marked 3:i5 p. M, but at
that hour the brigade to which Mr. Barlow be-
longcd had long passed that point. l also find
a small line in edge of the town, marked "Por-
lions Of First and Third Divisions, Eleventh
Corps, 3:45 p M" which / infer were troops
unable to oyertake Won Arnsberg's Brigade.
Mr.. Barow's !" four" brigades must be kin to
Falstaifs - four rogues in buckram."
Mr.. Barlow must have examined the wrong
map, for on my map of the first day / find no
trace of that rebel battery close under the
hill, and nearly in the rear Of Robinson (of the
First Corps)."
As TO the artillery, again cite Gen. Howard
| (Attaatic. p 56) a sad complaint came from
Gen. Buford that our shots fell short, and only
reached his line. Fortunately, nobody on our
side was killed by this fire."
In conclusion, l would say that / most cheer
fully invite honest criticism, and will at all
times, as well as | can, give reason for the faith
that is in mc-JAMEs BEALE, 719 SAMSON
street, Philadelphia, Pa.