The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-05

to nearly equal North Carolina alone.
Alabama furnished many more. but
most of it's army rolls are missing.
And yet North CarolinianS were cow
ardly would not fight, and would not
stick and etc. In all wars that is about
the most infamous, Ubiquitous lying.
AS brave, as true, as self-sacrificing
Us the North Carolinians proved them
selves to be. always and everywhere.
they have been unable to escape call
jimmy and defamation. The truth
of history is not known to their wri-
ters and slanderers, whether Southern
or Northern, whether writing in the
war, soon after it's close, or thirty
six or eight years later. See Prof.
LEAFS inexcusable false book. the dis
gushing article that appeared within
two or three years in a Northern mag
;.zine, and perhaps other slanderous,
ignorant publications.
There have been Virginian writer's.
who seemed glad to fix the stigma of
cuwardice upon men who were at least
the equals of any Virginia troops who
saw the blue coats in the great war so
long protracted. McCabe grossly ma
ligned the brigade of Gen. Pettigrew
at Gettysburg, one regiment of which,
the 26th, lost more men than any 9TH
er regiment in the entire war from
the North or the South. That is a fix
ed fact and no lying can alter it. In
March or April, 1857, a capitally writ
tn communication appeared IL, the
Raleigh Daily Sentinel" signed H. )"
He was in Pettigrew's brigade, was in
the charge, was a field officer, and
writing within two years of the end
of the war certainly knew whereof he
affirmed. 1 give this from him:
"I know not who Mr. Jas. ID. Me-
Cabe. Jr., of Virginia, is. 1t may be
that he is one of those who won hon
ors on hard-fought fields 1t may be
he took notes a convenient distance in
the rear, or received his information
from one who did. OF this | know
nothing, but do assert there was no
bad conduct on the part of Petit
Crews brigade in the third days
charge at Gettysburg.
This calm, informed writer refers to
the first days fight at Gettysburg, and
ii comes from one who was there and
knew:
I'm the first days fight, the 18th
and 26th had suffered heavily Col.
Ieaventhrope, of the 18th, painfully
wounded, and afterwards taken pris-
oner, the gallant and accomplished
Major Ross fell while leading the reg
iment. The loss in the 26th had been
iICdFlCI SlIit, LII II was liCl Z NAC Sil-
liant, promising and beloved Burgwyn
poured out his life's blood. and his
Lieutenant Colonel, Lane, fell wound
ed and bleeding by his side. The 47th
ard Sind, on the right of the brigade,
had not lost so heavily, though the
loss in the 47th was about 125 killed,
wounded and missing-among the
killed the gallant and amiable Capt.
1redell; peace to his ashes! He died
as the brave ever wish to die, be-
Lived by all his comrades, and in the
faithful discharge of his duty
The reference is to Capt. James Ire
dell. son of ex-United States Senator
and ex-Gov. James Iredell, of Raj
cigh. | had the pleasure of knowing
him at the University in the late for
ties, and he was gentleman with
gracious manners and good presence,
and was much esteemed for his good
qualities.
On the third day I'll" tells of the
formation in the famous charge-with
Pickett on the right, then Archer's
Turnpike Brigade, touching the left
CT Pickett's men. and then came Pet
tigrew's Brigade touching Archer's on
the right 1t was again asserted by
ignorant Virginians Or malicious Vir-
Ginians, that Pettigrew was to be
Pickett's support. Immediately in his
brigade's rear pickett himself Was
not In the charge), but failed, and af-
forwards his men fled the field as cow