The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-02
MAJOR FRANCIS AGAIN.
HE INSISTS TIA T. THERE WAS NOT
WILD STAMPEDE"
Hcplos TO Colonel Otey's List Letter-Gsn-
eral Bees Famous Remark About
General jackson.

PASS on You once more. ~ i-'4
Ciate the delicacy OF the situation ~ &c,
Tending the regiment | so much 'oNo'
YOU'D tCcrcs anything that may ''e' 81
tie slightest 10 irritatc.
Colonel Otcy. however, 80 PAIN. IL, ~,
mates mat am other brasine or lynx
that 1 car not let his letter pass "i'hou'
reply which 1 nope Vii Hc t"e '~9. ~
or fear berg that those feauiAS iNs
article might. by my siiene'' ""ppV%' No. No.
l admitted me laslHnatlOii- "e ~ 49,
this regiment has made any pNDhV cain
should not prevent justice oei"s uoh' <
where doubts are cast upon lts 49,
meme. Tn, presentation OF the .aDies ana
ceremonies corrected tncIcW.th were n
our own house, and FANNY affair. 'o!;
Otey has seen at 10 take oAcepNon INV
makes through the press Iopl ctn Ut
an explanation. ana whcl "a ~
SAWS. "Nonscnse, Fud6e! iidi -AfoAS
"ltrer-vcne else ran and you must nave
done the same The fact Is, mat ne a.
as CONGRESSMAN Tim camp bt.i say - r.
JUDGED. Bc has made up DIS H"s-v w.
dentlv not TO believe. and won beheVe.
hut he wants regardless OF VINO IL mis-,
the truth OF history VinnicA'en III tte
war" etc. ] purpose 10 give the -tu.A'
We do not make any CAIN ihat We '"i ',
not prove IL is not opinion. but facts .nd
/ propose to give. My nrst arti,!e was 90
answer Confederate s. question, regard
ing the HOwilZcrs; he mas cauSht on no"
they were taken from Cup Nun Al'ei III
retreat and parker near the Henry
House That IS a concession as ne tVi-
IDENTITY tried 10 convey the impression
that they had been captured near lie
Henry House lie now taxes taci ana
after a graphic Grafton on the widest,
u. ost reckless stampede Of wnich LIS
terry gives any account, wild scramble
for life." intmates that amid an lhls
IT is absurd to suppose tEai HcS men,
should have retlc3 ted IN lire IN soou CT
d. ..,of n man rannine." ] viii nOt Gls-
II e his conclusion. but ! 10 his state
meni. But OF that later. lie WIS cyl
dchtly not in Gen. Bees c. lninai u, ~
be sure tad he been, he would hol nave
written the article. As IL was. he was
too remote from or POSITION 10 KhoV
vhai sc were ing. as much so as
was from :hc nth Virginia. OF "hose
movements ! know nothing or person az
kDo,vleaee 1 have 10 dOub- tney Cln
their duty hrayolV AID nOblN. Crltcisris
/ do not propose to make / shake hands
with The Co.Oncl. II have no object IN
view gave TO have a true history, as
far as we can contribute.
TIL prpIH OF The wATEE.
/ Will concede as 10 depth Of water IN
Cub Run tins much, (as the Colonel is
in ali probability better acquainted with
the stream than H., that in Its Or hnary
tranquil condition in July II IS easily
S.rlabic." But according % the colonel
is is "A dirty. muddy stream r the
Coloners estimate of the RECKLESS STAN
pade." Is correct MUS the cacudltleS,
there must have been 5000 crossed CAT
different parts the stream b. lore tls
We claim to nave been the le'v We
reached It. 1t does not take much inasl-
nation to estimate its condition when sc
arrived. The lowest depth -ihd anyone
to give at that time was over tne klice
when stepping on stones, ana l 40 not
think Il any eXaeeerdtion 20 say IL was
two feet deeper when I'm The mui ~ Is
q small point As |crcutiO said' IL was
deep enough. -
ui!y agree with the Colonel in all his
sentiments. We have shown our iceiinss
by our fraterpal meetings here ana "a
Richn Old of the Virginia iuarl. ana the
fist Regiment / have NOW q photosialh
If the officers Of the two organizations
taken at The Pump House In Richmond
| have a wood cut which occupied ole
page of the London lllIsira -ed News,
August 81. 1851. II represents the tlst
KcgimeLt at the battle OF Ball Rom. The
CORES Itndent said ms was ne ulliy
case in which / saw two PIGMENTS positive
Is engage each other. The Alabama
regiment especially suffered. an ! when
tlsy retired they left the arouni coNcr--
at with their dead and wounded; Inc 'Sl
lost heavily. hut they rch1Ned exceeding
Is well. leading and nring rs thchgh TN
turttIr. ON the hill at the back a
Confederate battery was PLAYING on the
nst. / WAS on the right of the latter rosi-
gucLf"
| have leforc mo "a map published IN
the New York Hrrfil. october II, 1851.
That paper entities il a every curious
rebel semi-ofhcial ri.s'ouI view Of me
wood rom the oricinal drawing. The IT,
tie Of this map reads As follows; Map n
hutues az BWl Run, near MdhGssas, on
the line Of Fairfax AMI Primo" Nil'.am
counties in virginia fought between inc
forces OF the Confederate states ana q
the United States OF mcrica. Generals
HCfdrc-tfd ana Johns. ~ COMMANDING
the Confederate. and General McDoweh
The United States forces on the list ,f
81. N,sf Do.
Iom observation by S0loman BamheIgcr.
published by West ana Johnston ti5
Aiain street, Richmond. Va
Curious as IL may seem. this semi-oiilclal
rap does not on the Federal side indi-
Vidualize any regiments save ore), except
those i'm the Burnside brigade. I'm front
of those y makes square in which 30
enclOses a star for each company. and
The words New York, 'lst| on Iho Con
lgcHraic side. the Iih AiDlmi AMI tle
N.w Orleans Tigcrs. OF General Bees Rri-
gadc. are incividuahzod. Win ono or two
exceptions none other. This map IS very
thorough in ietail. giving ah changes
curing the haiti. We were not iu easy
communication with Richmond at ina,
time. and never knew why Mr. BAN
berger eeVe such prominence q u"
slsi. We were satisfied with believing 10
was because We deserved IL. By this map
81 seems thar The Warrcnton turnpike
crosses cub Run at tie bridge in lues-
ton. then Bun Run at the stone bridge.
and intcrsects DumNies COR Potomac,
Road. running to Smiley Ford. The dis
tance from stone bridge 10 Suilcy Fora
Is about half mile, from the stone
bridge TO Cub Run bridge nearly the
same. From the position OF Ist on the
map, 10 cub Run bridge, via. sudley
Ford. four miles. as the bee flies. Ne
wire less than three miles. In other
words. the Confederate forces mad one
mile less going over the Warrenton ;Uyu-
pike TO reach the bridge at Cut Run,
than We dld.
LIT WITHOUT PANIC
II is certainly pertinent question why
they dld not head us on Bat while the
fact that they did not seems strange. 81
does not alter the fact IN my previous
letter without any detail account of our
work. while. for over six hours on the
field, tried TO show that We LETT tne field
with panic and dragged those
HoWltzers these four miles 10 the cup
Run at Warrenton turnpike.
On TINS map 10 says our army WAS
distributed along Bun RAN INST jay.
from stone bridge 10 Union Mills. entire
plan Of battle chanred hy enemy crossing
at Sudleys Ford and taking position
above the Carter House" This Enemy
was the Burnside Brigade composed OF
Isl ana ~ r. l., list y. y :. NJ and "a
\. Il. Vol From the turnpike they
marched over road running through q
WOOD 10 Sudlcy Ford crossed passing n
WOOD on their lett. and out onto an omen
heid. General Terry. G. s. A at one
,lme military instructor AT the Military |
en), speaking OF this. said zone o. ny !
scouts came INTO my headquarters on |
tAat sunday morning and told me that /
me f"Iefai troops were in our rear. l !
Sdlu u cannot be- u Is impossible Tor /
them 10 gct there The scout sim in |
sisted, and seeing the man was IN earn- |
ct. and thinking there might be some |
tiins IN IT, mounted ana rode out IN !