The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13

mediate shot down myself and blinded
| by tho smoke
| ''Terry, Miss, Feb. %, 1874
| "Senntor Browns story is corrobo-
| rated to tie extent Of q statement IN *
tho roport Of staff officer OF Col Z
ono, Bnkcr. that he was killed by n
cnvalry pistol while looking at a
mounted officer who rode down Into
e"0 ''e'' -" ~ -. S. M
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
i am happy to inform tho Senator that
I no Is not tho only man living who knows
tho facts attending the killing OF Cen
| cra Bakcr. trust there are many OF
tho 18th Regiment that was in that
! battle still living. and II 80, lot them
! say whether my account OF Col. Burts
death Is true or not
Colonel (now GcneraD Itunton sent mo
| to tell General Evans that. his ammuni-
ton was nearly exhausted and unless
reinforced no would be compelled to fall
back; that the enemy wero four or flvo
| times his number. General 1Ivan' re-
piled, '"rell Colonel Ilunton I havo sent
| him tho 18th Mississippi Regiment and
| will send him the II thn When delivered
this MESA go to Col. Hunton he sale tho
18th has arrived and formed on my right.
Go tell Col. Burt that will charge tho
enemy In my front and for him TO charGo
them In his front. Wien | delivered
Colonel Hunton's message, Colonel BuSt
said: II have II company down on my
right guarding my flank In tho woods.
Find them and form them on my right.
I did so, and as soon as ! informed Col.
| Burt he gave command to forward. SIS COL
| Rurt's regiment formed on the edge OF
the woods in a direct line with Col. Hun
toms and about two hundred yards from
| Col. Huntons right. There was about
! four hundred yards between where Col.
| Burt former his regiment and where the
| enemy lay concealed by bank thrown
! IN by blowing around the field inter-
voning, and BY the natural descent OF
tho ground. | here declare that Col. Burt
! rodo in tho immediate rear OF his regi-
mcnt, and not, as Senator Brown says,
",Vhen tho battle waXed hot rode OH
with q detached part Of his regiment and
became engaged IN hand TO mana
fight" It would be very strange thing
for Il bravo man to do; to leave ms
regiment In the heat OF tho battle and 80
OF With a detached portion He did not
do this but rode, as said, IN tho I'm
mediate rear Of his whole regiment. Elk
cont two companies Of the 18TH Captain
Ilearney and Captain Weldon, who were
with the Sth Virginia under Coloncl hun
ton, Colonel Burt moved forward TO with
in Il very short mlisket range, l think not
moro than seventy-flve or one hundred
Yards OF where the enomy were con-
ceacd as stated before. The enemy
opened IL most deadly fire, put dla hot
shoot over our heads ms stated, for
vorv large proportion Of the killed and
| wounded In tho 18th Regiment were Killed
md wounded by that one fire. Among
| them tho gallant Colonel Burt.
What Burt Saw.
! here state on tho honor OF so4aief
| that I was as close t. COL Burt when
| shot as two mon can we'll be when on
horseback. When he was being taken
| from his horse by two or ms men, ne
| said to me- zoo toll Col. Jenefer that
| I am wounded ana will have to leave
the field" 1t Is my pleasure to state
| that no mon over stood the shock or bat
| lie more heroically than did tho Elgli-
| tcenth Mississippi. Capt. g. G. Young.
| cnptain OF General Baker's staff, says IN
| his official report that at tho time Gen.
| Hnkcr wns shot he was looking ut u
mounted officer who rode down u re-"
rods into tho fold from tho woohS VINO
| being shot Mt By one OF our men re-
| turned to the woods. There nro two ms
I takes In this part of the captains report
one was no was not an officer, another
w." - ,nlo h,cl, ~ fol- Co). Jonc-
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