The National tribune., 1888-10-11
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Although only
q late subscriber TO THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
the interest feel in it is great am only sorry
that did not know of it sooner. As so many of
my old comrades have contributed their mite
toward history, think it my duty to do like
wise, if only to correct errors that will oc-
cur in spite of anything one can do. One of
your correspondents, in few numbers back,
speaks of Clusters Brigade as being sent out by
Gen. Howard to stem the advance of the enemy
on July l. There was no such brigade known in
the Eleventh Corps. The First Brigade, Sec
ond Division, Eleventh Corps known as Busch
beck's Brigade, commanded July ! by Col. Cos
ter, 134th n. Y, was sent out and did good serV-
ice. Buschbeck, Colonel of the 9th Pa, COM
manded the brigade, but was sick and absent
and the command of the brigade at Gettysburg
devolved upon Col. Coster, of the 13ith N. Y.
Buschbeck's Brigade was we'll and favorably
known. Gen. Lee acknowledged that the bri-
gade delayed the advance, or rather held jack
sons Corps in check, for half an hour at the
battle of charlottesville when Jackson at
tackled the Eleventh Corps in the rear Gen.
Hooker says (see Century, S6) in one of his Mem
oirs, speaking of the battle, that Busehbeck
certainly did wonders" The following regi-
ments composed this brigade at Chancellors-
vile May, 1868: 9th and I'D Pa, 29th, 134th
and 154th n Y. At Gettysburg the brigade
consisted Of only Four regiments viz, 9th and
.
term having expired after the battle of Chan
cellorsville.
To Gen. A. Won Steinwehr, commanding
the Second Division, Eleventh Corps, belongs
the credit and honor of selecting and occupy
ing Cemetery HILL On the arrival of his
division he Immediately posted his batteries
and the balance of his division on this COM
manding ridge. His batteries had been firing
some time, at least an hour, before Col. Coster,
with three regiments. {27th Pa, 18th and
154th N. y was sent out to oppose part OF
Early's Division then advancing Hoke's
Brigade was here pitted against Col Coster's
three small regiments. Qknow whatI am writ
| ing about, as / was wounded and taken prisoner
and lay in their ranks during the fght.) Stein
| wehr was fine officer, complshed and com
| potent, and deserves more credit than he ever
received. He is now dead. Modesty on his
! part, no doubt, prevented him from claiming
| the honor that was justly due him.
The Boy Spy" gets things mixed pretty
badly sometimes, and to hear him you would
| think that he was or had been the principal
actor in the battle of Gettysburg, and the Ad-
| visor-in Chief of the Generals commanding
! when no doubt he was in safe position, most
! of the time robbing hen-roosts, and only appear
| ing when the danger was over. l think he and
| Gen. Pope ought to be shaken up In bag to-
| gether Read Pope's account ofthe Mattles of the
Army of Virginia carefully. First, he pitches
| into Fremont, then Banks, then Sigel, then
Mcdowell, Mcclellan, Franklin, Burnside
| Porter and God knows who else. All were
traitors, incompetent, disobeyed orders, did
all they could to defeat his plans, jealous o.
the Great Am Pope with headquarters in the
saddle. Now | served under Pope and al
| though then only Second Lieutenant, assert
| had it not been for the ability, energy, com
| potency and patriotism of such Generals as ht
! condemns, there would have been nothing lef
| of Pope or his army. AT some future time
may write more fully but it certainly sinacki
| of egotism to hear such men as Sigel, Mcdowell
Porter Mcclellan, Franklin, Banks and Ere
mont condemned by shch a1blnnderer as Pope
| proved himself to be.-=A. f. VoGELBAcH, Capt
ain, Co. b, 9th Pa, Palatka, Fla.