New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-19
ELEVENTH CORPS SURVIVORS.
THEY HAVE A MEETING AND A DINNER.
GENERAL sCIIURZ's MEETING WITH MAN
WHOSE LIFE HE HAD sAvED-A DEFENCE
OF THE CORPs's ACTION AT

OF THE CORPSs ACTION AT
CHANCELLoRsvILLE.
Under the badge Of the crescent, which they had
carried on so many bloody batledelds. the members
of the Eleventh Army Corps of the Army OF the Po-
tomac met at Morellos. in West Twenty ninth-st..
last evening. There business meeting at $50
O'Clock. and at I o'clock the veterans sat down to
dinner The dining-room hung with flags. and
back of the commanders seat blue banner
charged with a white crescent General Louis p.
dl Cesnola presided Among the others present
General Egbert L. Viee. General John T. Lockman,
General Franz Sgel Thomas L. James Carl Schurz,
General Orand Smith General f. w. Osborn. Colo
mel A. c. Hamlin. Colonel William Bedleman. Cap
tain Francis Irsch. Captain A. b. Searles, Captain
c. A. Paddock. Captain l.. NJ Jewett, Baron Otto
Won Fritsch. Captain Gustav Alexander, Captain j.
T. Leubuscher Captain +. Werneck. Captain
Charles Smith. General James Grant Wilson. Cen
eral Horatio C. King and General Charles G. Saw
telle
General Smith brought with him from Ohio a
delegation of soldiers who belonged TO the corps.
Among the letters of regret received was one from
General Eugene Blackford. who commanded Stone
wall Jackson's sharpshooters on the eventfu day
OF Charlottesville. An interesting incident OF the
dinner was the meeting between Carl Schurz and
Peter Schowsky. When the Eleventh Corps was or
dered from Fredericksburg TO Charlottesville. Schi
lowsky was boy eighteen years old. The men had
TO carry treble the usual amount OF their imped-
ments, and the boy being sick fell OF the ranks
He was arrested as deserter and sentenced To be
shot. General Schurz interceded for him and
cured his pardon. Last night Schilowsky saw the
General for the first time since the occurrence, and
thanked him.
After the dinner speeches were made by Carl
Schurz. General Franz Sigel. General Wilson. Cen
eral Viele General Osborn and others.
Colonel A. C. Hamn. the historian of the Eleventh
Corps read paper the first day of the battle
OF Chance!lorsville. which the result OF four
years Of careful investigation. lie brought forward
new facts which put the corps In and
favorable light regarding the part II took In the
great battle He said in part
me investigation Clearly shows that the story
OF me terrihc panic and dsordered retreat or men
ana animals which startled Plcasonton at Hazel
Grove. and ascrbed by him belonging the
Eleventh Corps was misplaced. for II can be shown
and proved that not OF the animals. men or
vehicles seen In this picturesque tumult belonged
10 the Eleventh Army Corps. Furthermore Il can
be shown that the fearful panic which Hooker
on Fairview, was caused by and very largely. II
not mostly. composed OF the troops OF other
Hazel Grove. whore the Eleventh Corps had never
been In fact. the straggiers and wrecks OF the
Eleventh Corps had reached the rear or vicinity
OF the Chancellor house some time before these
historic emutes took place. And at the time OF
the panics the rear guard and fragments OF the
crushed corps then actually In line OF battle
behind Dilger's guns and the Federal batteries on
Fairview. with Bushbec In front of the batter
leg or In position on the Bullock road. nearly a
Barows brigade of nearly 5000 men four miles
more south. searching for Birney's division and
unconscious OF the disasters that had taken place
In their The abundant abuse heapei upon
the OF the corps OF German nnmc or descent
shown that. with few exceptions. they fought as
well other troops under similar conditions.
ana that some OF them especially Bushbecs bri-
gade acted with great nrnness ana reireat"l In
good order In the face OF the victorious enemy.