The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-27
M1sREpREsENTED HISTORY.

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| To the Editor of The Post
| By some chance good or bad, there ma.
| fallen into my hands book cntitle,
| camp Fire Chats" by WASHINGTON
| Davis. on page 3S.'. one j. w. E.varts OF
the Fifteenth Illinois cavalry pretend, to
give pages of unwisiten history OF the
battle OF Cortnth. Miss. which commenced
on October . and ended on October .. ls62
with the defeat OF Major General Ster-
ling Prices troops, caused by the failure
of General Van Dorm 10 keep his prom Sc
and support Price AS was a participant
in this hight. let me give the facts: ON
the night of the 5th of October and the
morning OF the 9th, Major General Ster-
Ing Price reformed his men and took a
stand in front of Cor.nth. Miss. which
was under command of u noble Union
solder Major General W. 5. Rosecrans.
About a. III. on the 9Th. Colonel W. j
Rogers called for volunteer skirmishers
10 silence masked battery. This soon
led to throwing out full line of .kir-
second Texas infantry \ line OF the
enenys skirm!snors III front and
masked battery OH the right prevented the
ptogr.s IS OF the Sk.rinlsh line to any great
d stance. but 1t soon made the enemy re-,
veal the battery and silence It's volIeys.
rms brought us in view. OF their position.
which we harassed with muskctry untii
about l. noon, when Colonel Rogers re-
ceived orders to take the fort on College
hsii. which was defended by. the sixty
Sixth Federal Missouri infantry
This Colonel Rogers d.d. driving the
Sixty-third ONO regiment back into the
here that Colonel Rogers fell. As the $ y
ty-third Ohio fell back they were met by
Rogers men being in confusion incident to
such movements and their ranks th.nhed
to great del'gi!oil. he was not. able 10
like tho = xth Missouri and that of the
Sixty-third OHIO that returned with them.
W n,;e 'ryinE t. sustain his dearly bought
thai never came. he was soon compelled
Here fen in this contest the noble and |
truly hero.c W. J Rogers. colonel com |
mandng Second Texas infantry: Captain |
Acting Major Muller. Lieutcnan, Mcmahon |
~ company Is, Lieutenant Daily. company |
Bryan. company G.
The flag Of The Second Texas on TINS
German OF company *, from Galveston.
whose name | can NOT remember hut he
vas the hravest OF the brave on thai mem
orlhle day, saying whom the command
M IN wave THIS flag over that fort 7"
ms ne did and as he coached the iara-
',sls b,f' W'"n the two scige guns and
planted his flagstaff IN the cmbankmcnt,
~ sank to risl no mere.
Here 10 me say. Colonel ". ]. Rogers
fcNer had the Nag IN his hands on that
'ccason. Colonel Rogers was truly
rave aye man, but more mindful Of his mems
hfcty than his own.
Again. the battle Of Corinth was NOT
ought On the 81 and ith. but on the Eth
M 9TH of October 1862. .
Again. Major General Sterling Prico
lever sent MAJOR General w $. Rose .
ram. word h" would dine next day nj
ne llshmlnso or In h--!l." THIS is pure
AEaln there was no second and third |
hhrIe IN this engngt mcnt. Major C;enfraI
an Dorm anl Manstic,d Lovol's faPrire
. support Price lost all and compelled
rice to withdraw his troops.
re hsnuty Of history Is conformity to
, i,av;ns seen so many perversion Of this
historic event and as | was in the en-.
,aEtmeni being wounded when Colonel f
,ossrs trli, am constrained 10 give tho 1
tr's ava humhly ask space In The Post L
Ut their publication. RospcctfllIv.
co Corporal w. q. Wood.
company n, Second Texas Infantry.