The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-17
WHAT LORD WOLSELEY
Did Not Know About Fredericksburg and
Getty >burg,
ATLANTA Constitution.

Gettysburg.
ATLANTA Constitution
ITS mighty easy for General Wolse-
lev T. talk nom accrCs, the ocean about
what General Lee ought TO have done
at Fredericksburg. or about what he
ought not TO have done at Gettysburg. "
50 spoke Plunkett. AZ be threw his
paper on the porch floor and lifted his
feet on the banisters.
the circumstances at Fredericks-
burg were one thing and the eircum-
aLces at Gettysburg were another
thing continued the old man.
General WOlseley wasn't at Freder-
icksburg. l reckon he wasn't, ii be
was he wasn'C er private. He done
know what the necessities OF Lee :
army Was.
1t WIS in the dead Of winter.
The Confederate soldiers were naked
"Suow kIvrred the ground on the
morning that L)ngstreet's signal guD
sounded out and announced 10 JacksOu
tLat Burnride was CROSSING the river.
Wolseley didn'C hear IN guu-he was
IN Eugland. sleek and IIt and warm
He didn't hear Jackson's answering
gut. which ANNOUNCED ready.
Then the bugiss bowed and the
drums beat. and TIE bareiooted ana
naked soldiers of Lees army
srvlled out from their earth COW
cred hu's or stretched blankets, fell in
line and double quI' ked to the heigbl'
IN the south eide OF the river " hlch al.
vi Ted the Two armies.
"LOugstrset's corps took position
above a. d II front Of Fredericksburg.
Tom Goth. a noble Georgia soldier. had
his command behlid IA rock fence lhot
wound into the city around the foot 81
Mari-s' heights, aud there II w0s tina
THIS brave man give up his life. / sefd
ois hose squat and trembe when the
she'll busted that shlyrred his leg
" ole leg didn't SEE it-Deyer seed Dr
sch fighting aud hope be never will
An irish brigade. the flower of Burn.
SIDES army. were charging the fence
ahen Cobb fell For sixteen ~ucces,iy,
ZINES did these brave men make an al
tempe to DIVE the Confederates from
that fence.
General Lee rode to the batteries on
the heig hts. and, looking down upon
he carnage in the valley. he said:
IL wish BIrnsiGes'had command o.
the whole Y4I kee patton, and wCul0
bring them ergin Louestreet down
here
History may not say anything
rbOut this itcidenl. bat It's SO. l wac
e. ere-behind lOg-and besides. The
artillerymen told that was what BE-
sad. Any how. ! know daIned well
tat know ard seeder heap more than
ever Wolscley cav.
Them va KEGS were well dressed.
aud well led. ana might say. well
= hIskIed The ConfedeIates who til
,hem were baked. starved and bar
footed. When the fight W a. over the yam.
kees were stripped If every vestige o.
wearing apparel and their nude b. dice
ay expos, d upon the snow-coveIed
field Of battle.
these aie facts.
Not obi, this. but while LNngstreei
/ was go succes-ful IN front OF Fr,defies
burg, jackson had er terrible tusse
DOWN the river. ), me OF his mel
proved rocks 10 bold er rsllIoad Gu
aud If ever GU seed yaI KEGS dodge n
| was there.
"Le,'s amy WIS in no condition tC
cross that iIver aud follow up his vic
tory.
AT Gettysburg the whole yar kee ma
ton were slir,ed up. The Confederate
were on their ground at their do"r-.
cont know 20 much ertout that place
tut | know lh.y fit add bit might,
hard The old soldiers sad there wa
or aiff-renc. in invading aud being la
yaded -