The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28
kOME WAR lIIAIOEY.

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Whoever VII take the 'r"uO'' !" H'""c
inquiries VIII find that there Is an UNI
1o,qynundi rln0r. narrative, or whatever
L,,.i, a. mt cauor,I o;eorpp n.
you may can }" '''' -,
pickett did not ;dfr par IN the immortal
performance Of sis division on the third
day OF the battle % Gettysburg, but on
the contrary, that Dec Irit the division to
get through the ana.r aa II best coulh, Keep
ing himself secure in place OF safety.
General Pickett was 70 very distinguish
I'D officer OF 'hr Army OF N'rther" NH-
ginia and tatemenI oi this sort about
nm Is very l-'hiul To 20 genuine ana 'Tu'
Confederate. We have, therefore, been
at some pains t. Investigate the ia'i5 OF
the case, u'I We lay the results "I mat
investigate lctOre our readers TINS morn
Ing.
The WA i'tOrds' contain, IN volume
q, Part g. SERIES 1, page 1913, the follow
ing letter.
General GeorGc 2. Pickett Commanding,
etc,
.,.n,i,.iS ',...,,,,.l,as ,tin GLORY. hpi We
have the enemy TO night. and must care
fully. at ta# crticai moment guard
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Nereforc. suggest that you destroy both
fppy and ouslnal substituting one con-
hHd 10 10 tG , u"l'''S merely nope al
am. with respect. YOUR obedient ser
sSnt.
T. T.. LEE, General
To ia This letter is decisive of the
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cnSe' uther"I Lee ''"S 'en'r"i il'Ne',
himself with glory. 1t is impossible for
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Geherh pickett il the latter had Dcrh
n skulker and a dcscrter But, further,
4, General Pickett had lived in a glass
IL N'i'I" i'h'u ""u "''u !" " h'"''
house he would never have dared TO
,hroO stones If me- had IN any manner
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M""'c'cI' l"Ied " I''''l III ~" '''''
duty In the case he would never nave
dared to cast reflections In his official re
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me had expected 10 cooperate win MIN
In our opinion, therefore. General Lees
letter IN hin, and tho fact tb,t H.. h,l
''' no.
peeh censuring his associates Tor not stand
Ing up 10 him, render further discussion
of the n,attar useless
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!" "Iuer 70 hio"' h"W'NeT' just where
he was during the action We applied TO
Iaptain w Stuart Svmippton of R,I,i-
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with him at Gettysburg, FOR Information
on the poipt. and we have received from
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Baltimore, Md. oct. 49, 1894
Editor Tho Timcs,-General Bradley r.
johnson has sent me your note 10 him
ON subject. gettysburg and Picketts
position during the battle" with the re
auest that | write something for pubh-
cation. am not a writer and cannot
uo 'na,, nu' yam t,n .o9 where fIGkett
II M N YOU want to do so go
When PickottS division started on
what rs KNOWN as me Gh4irge' II was
Earnett ana Armisteaj The formaiion
WAS two lines. kempcr and Garnett were
S htst r ni,S. ~, .'' is IA ther centre
When we started Pickett and bis
star were between the two lines. When
49, -, 80 piot",t' a., NmlCh was on
waver. two OF Pickett's stan officers were
sent by him 20 assist in rallying them
"em my 'I.u,nTu 9'ssu'vesSIul' Ilck-
LETT aud front and tgi<e noSition no , nc
left OF the other two brigades. which
W. 1n"" moving iorM"ra, the North
their LEFT baYing NM ,nr0.1 I ia Oyeh on
was then in rear of his diyisio, 'J"' io
not remember how far back. but knew