The National tribune., 1888-06-21
DEATH OF GEN. HILL.
In nf8cer,s Re.alIaeiion Is 10 &c Ereut.

An Officers Recollection as TO this Event.
John W. Sans, Rays Hill, Pa, sends the fol-
loving for publication regarding the killing Of
Gen. a. p. Hi:
JoaE W SAKE, EsQ.
DEAG SIR: ! recently wrote to Rev. 2. n. Kre-
mer. Of Bedford County to ascertain your address,
II living etc, Giid an glad 70 learn from him that
you gre, and thai you reside in Everett. He also
gtgtcd thai lie lud forwarded my letter to you /
wish 10 compare rec0liacs.ons at this late date
fed objections 10 ti.e foo. note " in Earnes's His
tory. PAGE 253, which reads as follows to wit:
" GrH.. Ice aud a p l..3i were at the formers
be@dq quarters wlt.R the city, discussing the pros
PEGS q ilic dag. Suddenly Gen. Lee, listening,
sl.iJ - isii: beHe.i, yorr men are HlEins way
Instantly li4L was utOi.ste AID da-iiBE down the
ROAD As ae YVES sl.tlETBlg his stecI he caught a
glimpse II two three blue coats with rifles lev
gisc Il hin. Throw down your arms, lie autBori-
fatlYeiy cried. Fer instant tiie men hCsated,
bgt the next moment tHey nrei and Gen Hill fell
dead" Ny exceptions are, the above is not cor
rect Ia a number OF particulars; but principally,
that tie Union troops had only captured the outer
works aud not ihe inner lines, which tney held and
Secondly, Gen HUI would not be fool enough TO
ride between their lac and ours, (which had been
their front line, which sc bad carried little after
q. 70. lie certainly was mol between the two
armies. Therefore, lac could not have addressed
them as Represented.
Now to nay recollectIons: Possibly between
and 10 a. %. observed from cur position 1T
being west % the Jerusalem Plank Road 20 the
f;siat obQue, man on horseback coming toward
Us and passing over a knoll. From tic dgnfed
head turned toward the oulzr works. which had
been wrested from them, and apparently tai-ng in
The whole situation, at once concluded he was
a General officer BY this time he could not be
seen. having ridden down into a little ravne, /
called 70 the men around me, There comes q
rebel officer Tor rebel General officer horseback
and that they should he ready for him when he
would come TO tie top Of that hill pointing ia the
/ direction. II appeared TO me only minute until
he Was IN full view, perhaps 100 more yards to
/ our right. / gave the order 10 fire, which was
done with z wili-peFhaps lgJ shots fired at
once bus the man came on. each man Teoadiug TO
/ get the hr-t next shot. Ny attention fron some
1 cause was drawn 10 yourself you having quickly
reloaded ana fired and Immediately saw that the
saddle wac eapty. lssd reason. therefore TO be-
/ 4.eve you shot Gen. Hi aat my recollection is
tlsit yea 20 believed. On te fol owing day made
/ q number Of Inquiries ~ TO whom that might have
been. met q negro near tle place and askedif lac
knew whether there General officer killed
near this place yesterday. and be said q Yes Gen.
! Hal" asked IS 10 ihe time Of day, and the time
1 agreed very we'll. Ny objec, is not sclEglorifica-
! ton, nor 10 present your name a. tie man who
probably shot him, but TO have a record Of facts
/ Yours, truly, 7. 81. McKEEHAS,
I Captain, Co. r., 2D5th Pa