The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-02
NORTH CAROLINA ar GETTYSBURG.

The Times has received the following
~ Buffalo Lithia Springs, Va,
Aug n, 1884
Editor Of The Times. Richmond, Va:
Dear Slr.-I was much pleased 70 NJ
tice In your paper OF the 1th' WniCn WHICH, -
much esteemed by mo. your comments
upon General Fitz. Lees book. In spear
inr of the battle of Gettysburg you say
that Tickets Division. was selected S. d d4r
that terrible. assault; men g,u
that bard of devoted Virginians perform
feat which has no parallel IN war ,,oro
l would be pleased TO know II there
was man in that charge by the name
OF General Johnston Pettigrewl anu
whether he had any Tar-Heels win Nun
Maybe we have been misiniormed ~, ~
smeakers as Senator Vance, state Treas
urer Tate. Mr.. Tom Mason, who delivered
the address at Raleigh at the laynS vi
ment and others. that such was the case.
our press also tells us the same ana
lot OF veterans. stu. they may De mus, ~
taken Cer ea,oEis T TeSa pay L l. no
mistake about Picketts being therer anu
they gave him his fullest praise When
they tell Of Pettgrews BENG beng e mes , fr
also So. II II Is mistake about ret,-
CREWS being there with his North caro-
nnians and you ea 4, co al, nsIes 40 thai
hereafter In North Carolina ficke't anu
his virginians will have all OF ne n ,,o.,}
exclusively without sharing win re' or
The other hand. IL Pettigrew was there
with his North Caroinians. let thnt pe
known also, so that In future ,t u Nm and
his Virpinians must share the honor' IN
All fairness. with Pettierew ana MS
North Carolinians. Sor wnv
withhold ~ II not. why allow them u
claim and usurp ~ ,,ua ,here
The matter should be settled whiie '.s,e
are living witnesses. for the SAKE Vi 'D'
"' n we are entitled 10 H. and General FIT
Lee hasn't given II TO US IN MI oou w.
an dnen over we HIS Ms' defeat eSs TIC for senator
III he has given n, and you hnve
omitted n. YOU can rectify II and DO bet |
ter In future. ev..
RENNEHAN CAMERON
u ,s The Times wish ana eior' 10
deal In perfect candor win every case
that arises. and we state. therefore, that
whatever our article contained that look |
ed Ike monopoiizing the credit OF the
great charge for Pickett's Division. COM
nosea entirely Of Virginians. was proper
IL chargeable to The Times. and not TO
General Fitz. Lee. lie had done the
No,,h caro,ln,ans and others engaged In
=, full Justice. as Mr.. Cameron VIII see
bv looking at PIP 2ss-297 of his book We
frankly confess that our mind has been,
from the war until now. so fully possess
cd OF the idea that the glory OF The charge
helor.gel exclusively to Picketts Divis-
ion that we overlooked entirely the just
measure OF credit which General Fitz. Lee
hes awarded other commands. But Mr..
cameron's letter sent us to the original
records and 20 the official reports of all
l.< hA rhn rxra u |
made reports. and we propose now, by
the Messing OF God. TO write the history
OF this whole business just as IL occurred.
without favor 20 any and awarding due
credit 10 all and every word we say may
be verified by reference TO the twenty
seventh volume of the War OF the Re
beilion. Official Records OF the Union
ana Confederate Armies Part ii, Series l.
When the charge was determined on.
fickett's Division. Hoth's Division.
commanded by General Pettigrew Qieth
had been wounded on the lsp. Lanes
and Scales brtgades OF Pender's Division.
and Wncox's Brigade Of Anderson's Di-
vision were selected for the work. Pick
ett'p Division was to form the confcde-
rate rieht Of the charging line and
Heth's Division was to form on his left
and prviong the line TO the left. the two
divisions covering the part Of the enc
my>s line 10 be assaulted. The commands
were formed thus; Kemper's Brigada. or
rickstts Division. consisting of the First.
1n.td seventh. Eleventh. and Twenty
fourth Virginia. formed the right OF Pick
ett's line. prolonged on his left BY Gar
netts Brigade Of the same division. con-
listing OF the Eighth. Eighteenth. Nire-
.eentb. Twenty-eighth. and Fifty-sixth
Virginia. These two brigades formed
Pickett's charging line. Armistead's Brig
lge Of Pickett's Division. consis,ing OF
he Ninth. Fourteenth. Thirty-eighth.