The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-30
GENERAL BATTLE REPLIES.
He viii Prove The Existence Of the Court Of
Inquiry.
FROM PRIVATE TO BRlGaDlER- GENERAL.
That Was His Record Fighting Under
Robert T.. Lee, but lie Denies Long
streets Charge That lie Wants
Military Fame.

PETERSBURG. VA, Jan. 2o-Speciai.-
General &. A. Battle. being asked by
The Times correspondent to-day n he
would make reply TO the letter of Cen
crai B0ngstrect published IN the Lynch
burg News OF yesterday and reproduced
In The Times this morning said;
IA have just seen General Longstreets
letter.
Having been invited by \. =. Hill
Camp. OF Petersburg. Va, to speak at
their banquet on the evening OF the 2V,n
instant in celebration of the birth OF
General Lee / did so without malice 10
wards any and with justice TO all. BE
fore supper / was asked II / had seen
,.ongstreets book. ! replied in the mega
tive. | vas then told that il was vile
attack upon General Lee. As soon as the
feast was over made the little speech
had prepared. and was about 10 take my
scat when ] caught the eye OF tho gentle
man who had spoken TO me about General
LOngstreets book. and at once COM
menced speaking about Gettysburg. ana
made substantially the statement that
has been published.
1T was no public occasion, nobody was
there but the 4. +. Hin Camp and l
did not know that a single word OF mine
was to be published until after had
out | shall not attempt to avoid re-
sponsibiity Having raised tempest
unintentionally though II BE-, ] shall look
the storm In the eye and defy the thun-
derboit
not AFTER FAME.
General Longstreet thinks | am after
military fame. Not a bit Of II. What
laurels ] wear come from the simple fact
that / entered the Confederate service
private and rose 10 brigadier-general
nghting under the eve OF Robert r.. Lee.
General Longstrcct says court or IN
quiry can't Try anybody. That Il true.
We didn't try anybody. We simply went
10 work and found facts that would JUS
tfy General Lee In ordering court
martial. That he did not do so Is ev-
dence of his magnaminity, and that is
the point I was making
LONGSTREFT DlSOBENED ORDERS.
Longstreet may draw nice distinctions
between courts OF inquiry and courts
martial. but he will never escape from
the fact that he disObeyed his GeneraIs
orders at Gettysburg.
early i'm the morning Of the second day
and, after waiting hour after hour Tor
him to move forward General Lee Went
20 him al If o'clock and ordered him 70
attack Immediately. General Iongstreet
delayed his attack until late in the ar
ternOOn, when the enemy had been heaV-
lily reinforced and his position greatly
strengthened.
10 attack on the third day with his whole
corps. and authorized him 10 draw on
General 4. T.. Hin for all the aid he
needed.
with a small fraction Of his corps and
a few of Hills men. while the great
body Of both corps looked In amazement
on the awful sacrifice of Picketts brave
men.
THE RECORDS LOST.
/ will prove tho existence Of the court
OF inquiry. but 10 must be by individuals
who know the fact. for there is no record
in the case. the papers having been lost.
II will take time 10 do this, for ! com
manded an Alabama brigade. and ! have
been absent from the State about fifteen
years, and / don't know the present
address of the men who know the facts,
but l am confident they will be found.
REVIVAL MEETINGS.
me series OF meetings being held at
the Second Baptist church, conducted by
Rev ". l.. Wright. ID. D.. pastor OF
Leigh-Street Baptist church. Richmond,
assisted by the pastor Rev. A. }. t'rlst
are being very largely attended. There
were eight professions Of faith last night,
and the attendance was 80 large that
many We're turned away, not being able
10 get into the church.
The ninth annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Petersburg Perpetual
Building and Loan Association was held
last night. when the report Of the presi-
dent was submitted The report showed
the association TO be i'm good. healthy
financial condition. The following We're
elected a board Of directors: \. T. Pat
terson. r. b. Davis. John W. Hawthorne.
Thomas II. Woody. Augustus wright.
". H. Kevan. ". T.. HarwOOd, Henry
Hcineman, and III. ; Alley At the next
meeting Of the directors the officers. OF
the association will be elected The
present officers are: Captain Nelson 7.
Patteson, president. ". 5. Alley vice
president. and Robert Harrison, cashier.
WHO Is HEP
ON the tth Of next month, at o'clock
J.. ~. al The residence or Inc pildc
parents. in this city. a wealthy tobac-
conist OF this place will wed one Of Pc
tersburg's most charming young ladies.
IL will be "a very quiet affair. After the
marriage ceremony the couple Will leave
for New York where they viii spend
some days, and Will then go abroad, TO
be- absent for some time.
FATAL STABBlNG.
Robert J.. Kemp (cOlOred) was stabbed
tonight on ola street by another negro,
named Russell HCbbs. and probably ia
tally injured Kemp has a wound I'm the
left side and another on the Leg. which
were mad. bog a dirk about six inches
i'm length The END of the blade of the
dirk broke of in the wound i'm his side
Kemp. being tod that his wounds might
ment 10 which he alleged that he had
taken four srinks. and that In returning
home his wife accused him Of having
been off drinking with Hobbs. and when
he denied II his wife told him he was
lying. that ne attempted 10 strike her,
and as he did so Hobbs stabbed him.
Kemp Is 4 native of Tallahassee. Fia.
Hobbs was arrested and committed TO
Jail, but he was 700 much under the
influence Of iiCu0r 20 make a statement
as To the difficulty between him and