The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-18
THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLORsvILL

Our readers saw II announced few
DAYS back that General James IL. Lane
and Colonel William II. Palmer had gone
on an expedition TO the battlefield of
Charlottesville to establish the positions
held in that battle by certain Confeder-
ate commands. A very interesting story
Is connected with that visit The Eiev
enth corps of the Federal army. command
ed by General O. O. Howard constituted
Hookers right wing. on the evening of
May Cd. when Stonewall Jackson made
his overwhelming flank attack upon It.
1t was at once doubled UP, routed, and
sent pell nell In the darkness into other
parts OF Rockers army His corps was
subsequently, made the scapegoat for the
disaster that overlook the Federal army.
Colonel A. G.. Hamln. who is It's his
torian, and of whom we shall presently
have more 10 say, relates that year or
so back he met a Federal officer in chi
cago who belonged to the Third or the
Twelfth corps, who mentioned to him
that he met fugitives from the Eleventh
corps that night at certain point sbe-
tween Wilderness church and Chancellors-
Vile, rushing headlOng over everything
and carrying terror and confusion every
where. Colonel Hamiin told his friend
that ne was very sorry TO have 10 tell
him to convince him that he had been
for thirty years repeating what was not
true. but Il was a fact all the same, as
he was able 10 demonstrate that no part
OF the Eleventh corps had been near that
place that night, and he was also abe
TO demonstrate that the fugitives he had
seen were from the Third or Tweitth
corps. the Third being that or General
Sickes, who. with General Peasants had
had the greatest part In fixing RESPONSE
bilty for the disaster upon the eleventh
CORPS. And he added that he would
also demonstrate that the fugitives mis-
friend had seen had been from the Third
or the Twelfth corps, or from
both. for the reason that they,
or parts of them. had been thrown
into the panic his friend had witnessed
by accidentally coming into contact with
a Georgia regiment containing $50 men,
which a casualty had separated from the
other regiments OF Its brigade, 1t being.
In fact. what we would call lost
Colonel Hamln is a nephew OF Vice
President Hannibal Hamlin. AS the war
records began to be published. ne became
Interested In reading those that
related TO Chancellorsville. and they
satisfied nm that great injustice
had been done the Eleventh corps
IN loading It with the response
bility for Hooker's defeat. lie
therefore. dedicated himself to the task
Of preparing n thorough. accurate and
complete history of that great battle, that
tal 1,
perfectly plain TO every one. He has
been devoting his whole life TO this task
for four years and he will soon now
publish the result of his Investigations.
The consequence is the world will short
" have the most complete and accurate
account Of this wonderful battle that has
ever been furnished OF any battle that
was ever fought. Those who have seen
his work are carried away by enthusiasm
In II. He has elaborate maps. which
locate the position Of every regiment.
brigade division. corps. and battalion
OF artillery In each army at every half
hour from the beginning TO the end OF
the long series OF engagements 1t was
to locate the exact position Of the line Of
battle Of Lanes brigade. at $50 on the
evening " May ID. that General Lane and
Colonel Palmer went with him 10 Chan
ceilorsville. and they were fortunate
enough 70 do II with absolute certainty.
One summer evening we were standing
at the stage entrance to the White Sui
phur Springs when the stage drove up.
Amongst the passengers that got out was
General Burnside. OF the Federal army.
Some one said: why. there is General
Burnside. "who?" said DIR. wormeley
who was standing by. General Burn.
SIDE" was replied. We'll" said the Doc
tor. "nii ] know about General Burnside
IL that he got ID Of q thrashing al
fredericksburg
We can say the same about the quarrel
bstvssa our friends. the enemy. All w