The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-19
SEVENTH REGIMENT
= OUT In THE COLD
PYLE's BATTLE PAINTING
H. DOESN'T SHOW IT.
General Hubbard Says He Gave No In
structions to the Painter, but Admits
that the Picture Is Inaccurate-Cap-
tain Carter of st. Peter Makes An
other Statement. ...@
Special to The Journal,

St Peter, Mimi. Nov. 19.--At least one
gopher regiment, the Seventh, is not represent
ed In the battle painting by Howard Pyle of
the charge at Nashville. criticism Of this
u. Carter of st. Feter, and q letter from for
mer Governor l.. F. Hubbard, who commanded
the Second brigade and whose troops are given
a conspicuous, place in the foreground of the
picture. admits the truth of the statement.
General Hubbard denies having given instruc-
lions to the artist, but agrees that the painting
| Is inaccurate. y -'t,. ~. l.
/ Speaking of General Hubbard's letter, Cap
| tain Garter says: ''Since The journal
gave an account OF my criticism of Pyle's
| painting of THE Minnesota Troops In the
Charge of the 10Th Of December 1854, at Nash
! VILE, Tenn., recently placed In Governor john
| sons reception room at the new capitol,
have received a letter from General Hubbard
with view Of correcting wrong impression
| or two under which the apparently
made He says that Mr., Pyle brought pre-
| liminary study, Of what he intended to rep.
| resent having visited Nashville and made
! sketches of the ground over which 1t was
That Mr.. Pyle sought interview with him
! for such information as he could give, ana
! he took the painter to the state historical
!; rooms and showed him the official map OF the
battle and several Of the official reports
relating to the operations Of the Sixteenth
| Army corps and the Minnesota regiments. mat
! he did not see the painting until tne aa9 =! ~
was brought to ST. Paul and put In place; he
! further says that he supposed the four Mime,
sofa regiments (Fifth, Seventh, Ninth and
Tenth) would appear in the picture r ana IVA, Was
! explained that the size Of the panel by 8
i feet would not permit the representation Oh
so long line. +"
! "Right' Substituted for Cleft
, s.Ie also calls my attention to my statehen.
that the right Of the Fifth Minnesota rested
on the Granny White pike Other soldiers VINO
/ l,ax-n ali If
! appear to the soldiers who were IN that battic
that did not know what was talking ABOUT.
But never said any such thing. Either the re-
porter the intelligent composltor suosttu.eu
! the word. right for left The left Of the
Fifth Minnesota and the right of the Twelfth
!, Iowa rested on that pike. -
| $50 much In Justice to General Hubbard. Now
| for my reasons for making the statement. The
| first I knew that such picture was contem.
plated was when friend Informed me that some
| time previous, weeks OF months, he had been
at the capitol and In visiting the governors room
, saw mar with small picture with General
Hubbard looking over his shoulder and apparent
" giving Instructions as to details of the charge
| at Nashville on the second day or the nght.
This he understood from what he overheard, but
| did not learn the name of the artist He said
| it was reported that the capitol commission con-
! tracted for the painting at cost Of $40, 900,
| but he did not know who composed the COM
mission He told me this knowing that 1t would
be Of interest to me, had participated In
| the charge.
Blames Hubbard. =
| ''Under the circumstances it would naturally
strike ME that, it only showed one brigade,
and that apparently on the right of the pike.
| and as only three mounted officers appeared in
the picture, who, according to the capitol guide,
were General Hubbard and his aides, it was in
| tended solely for the second brigade, and that
General Hubbard must have instructed the
artist as tosdetailsii Iawould further say that d
| gentleman who was present told me that the
general instructed the guide how to explain the
picture to visitors. AS all Of the panels are
otherwise occupied, the third brigade contain
ing my regiment, the Seventh Minnesota with
Colonel Marshall In the lead. must be left out in
the cold and be forgotten by the generations to
| come"