The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
MRS. DAVIS BOOK
The Wo rk Was Entirely from Her Ow
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fFrom The Confederate Yeternn.)
rho following, from Mrs. v. Jefferson
r,a vis. in some unaccountable way thousn
dated March 2sth. 1908, was not seen oy
the editor OF the Veteran until AUGUST q 9
1T refers to a paragraph in the inc oon''
Din,;try sketch, February veteran.
me Dear Mr.. Cunningham.-on tho
scyenty-third page OF your valuable jout5
mi. the Confederate Veteran. OF Ap. .n,
find the following sentence: In leso
Mr' Di,pitry came South to aid his lriena.
lanes Rcdpath, In tho preparation OF
data for the mcmor OF Jefferson DRIVE.
which tho two wrote IN cola oos ss',u
With Mrs Jefferson Davis wnlcn 20
quite inaccurate. and ! ask the inser!'oh
~ This correction in your next Issue.
..Tho lamcntcd and gifted Mr.. John
Dimitry came to Beauvo1r Tor ie"
hours and I should have been gao 70
nave had his assistance in looking up
data; and his criticisms ana meme,
OF event. would have been especlaliy VAIN
able to me, but no told me In lM.I ~, .hat
.werciso afflicted by some allment tnat
the Kind OF work especially wished MN ~
TO do VIZ: The summing up OF the mn
tar: services OF our commanders no
could not perform; so that TO my Know
edge he did nothing In the preparallon o.
nv memoirs. had not tho appcho'* ~
the Congressional Globe. ana askea w. ~.
acc,,ra ,cIy the citations I had mado from
memory. Neither Professor D!mltry nor.
Mr. Rodpath wrote anything lot my mo
NOR nor indeed did any ono eise ot'le'
than myself. except such aid as my 81.
termed friend, Colonel .Wlliiam M'' ~;
owen. gave. whom invited 70 ".i,e ~.
history Of battles IN which no had norne
dist,nrui.hed and honorable part N the
washington Artillery. co!onel owen
,,.rnt a MANY very spirited and clear &C
counts II the fard-fought battles o. our
icons. nut unfortunately, my pnolihner
declined 10 publish them when lhco.pu,
"a ted into my narrative. ana a l,''s, :.
10 tho author In the text: as they sa.a =
rho book would be moro bulky tnan ne
Contemplated. So they we're crowc,d on.
T., Tho three combinations was onMseo
- aive nv manuscript before itH punllcA..
tion /, fter which gave the majority 81
them to him for his use, as tney VIZ" VETS
va bio and most interesting. p
MIR, Redpatt had every d'sposnion anu a
ability to help mo, except tnat ~ ,,n m
not the same point OF view, did not Know
the personnel Of our people, ana had ~,
Gently suffered n severe stroko =
ononIexy which disabled him Tor mentai
| effort. "a He thought our sea coast nau w.
proved his health: therefore asked ~.
! no ono In his stead. and ne re1Ha!neu ~ a.
Beauvoir, but he did no work on my poon
! though no copied many pages OF e. e.
cernts OF Pollard'H history before no
S seupd out that did not consider Il acou'
$40 and could not accept It. Hls ser.
vices to me were simply criticls1hs 2.
s'vle. and comparison and verisicat'on. q
Gates RAJ which certainly assisted mo greatly
The faults OF my memoir proceeoeo PROP.
ably from lack Of experience N N.eraFy
YORK I tried TO tell the exact truth as
saw t., aud the failure-if there was one
was, like the book, entirely my own,
Very truly yours, ,,,e,.