Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-09-11
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cupatton ~ 1892 Stouelrait
Men IN Front.

Men IN From.
BERRYvnLE, VA, Aug. 90. Your
correspondent seeing in the Sun Of Aa-
gust q communication Of Gen. Bradley
It johnson referring to an address made
by Majar S. J. C. Moore al r,uaion Of
the Clarke Cavalry. held near BerrsyilIe.
obtained to-day in an interview with
Major Moore the following statement
from him relative thereto:
THE address referred TO was an extern
pore one aud was not correctly reported.
first tnpk up statement in Arp eton's
cyclopedia OF American Biography pur
porting to give an account of AIilroy's
defense of Winchester in June, 1868, aud
exposed its gross misrepresentation,
which l WAS prepared to do by reference
to the official reports made by officers OF
both armies. l then said, in substance.
that other writera had fallen into errors,
some no doubt through inadvertence, aud
smong them Gen. Bradley T. johnson in
his account of the battle at Winchester of
May 25, 1862. when Banks was defeated
by Jackson and driven across the Poto-
| mac, which account is to be found in the
second volume of The Confederate Mill.
tary History, pages "A 5. and was writ
ten by Gen Bradley T. johnson. After
commencing the patriotism, gsllantry
aud devotion of General johnson and the
Marylanders in the Confederate service
remarked upon the Generals statement
that the Maryland regiment under his
command were the first TO reach tile Taylor
House, in Winchester, on that morning.
The fact is that Company 1, of the Second
Virginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade,
under my command. passed down Main
street from one end to the other of the
city, driving the reGeating Yankees be-
fore them over Fort Hill and out upon
the Martinsburg roAd AS the company
pressed the relreating enemy some of the
boldest of them would turn and FIRE at the
pursuers, which was met by volley from
the frat platoon of the company. Main
street is so narrow that the company could
not march with its full front. and there
fore marched in plstoons. In this man
ner we reached and passed the Taylor
House aud were the first Confederates to
do 80 on that morning. My memory can
not be at fault about this, as many Incl
dents occurred in the march through
Main street that are as fresh in my mem.
DRY as if they had happened month or
two ago aud there are several survivors
of Company living here who will con-
cur with me in this statement.
II am quite sure that the Maryland reg
iment then under Gen Johnson's com
mand was capable of doing all that he
claims for them if the opportunity war
iered them and that the General is inca
pable uf mixing an intentional misrep
resentaiinn or claiming for himself or his
regiment What he knew At fhe time OF
writing was done hy other troops have
always rem, mtertd with pleasure L g
lime when served under Gcuersi John
nm, willie he WAS temporarily in com
mand Of the second Brigade Of which !
was then assistant atintant gen, raj, ia
he Fii>t Division, in 1893. and know
i'm very wei as gallant soldier and at.
.gteeshe gentleman The mistakes Ii.
has made may br accnuuted fur by r..
aecling that they may pe uwirg TOM i'm
perfect reeoli,c,ion o. events that occur
red 81 years befnre li- book was writ.
ten, in 1888 or as Winchester changed
hands mnny times in the campaign al
1862 and 1868 he may have lad in hi.
mind sumo other occasion in which hi,
command rendered The services which,
through mistake, he fixes as of The 25.l,
of May, 1862 The latter theory is the
more probable, as in The Confederate
Military History he speaks of the battle
of May, 1852. aud in his recent letter OF
the attack on Milroy in June, 1868, and
seems to have COMPOUNDED the two en-
gsgements."
LAmoug the "many Incidents" Major
Moore may have had in mind. The pleas
ant one oil ii Winchester lady that ran in
o the street and would have embraced
him. so gratiti,d was she by the presence
OF the Confeds, but he excused himself
for that moment, as he had other business
ON haud-waa in haste to overtake the
boys in blue Ed. r. ri