The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24

TO whom any failure would have been
charged.
What have snid is Tor yoar info.r,a-
ton, With my best wishes Tor the success Of
The Southern Review and for your own vel !
fare In both Of Which j take lively inter- !
est. ] am. with great respect, Your friend
and servant, ,1s r. L. LEE
General A. L. Longs Memoir OF
General Lee.
General a. l.. Long, Of General Lees
staff in his Memoirs Of Robert L.
Lee published in 1886, Jays:
! Il, was obvious that the T. lcral position 4
Was TOO formidable 10 be attacked in front j
witt, any hope of success. therefore Lee
proceeded to devise a plan bs which the \
s,oint Of attack gained from whi.., no danger
was arprchended by the Federal cornnan-
der,
Mr.. Lacy, chaplain in .lackson's CORPS,
Mas familiar about the counj.S around
chancenorsvillc. Mr., Lacy informed the
general that he had been til. pastor of q
church near charlottesville. and was we'll
acquainted With all the roads III that neigh
;-berhood. and that troops could be conduct
cd to n designated point beyond iChancellors-
Vile by n road sufficiently remote from tho
Federal position to prevent discovery.
With this Information Lee determined to
turn the Federal position and assail 1t
! from point where an attack was uneS-
!! perted The execution OF n movement so
/ much liz accordance with his genius and In
I Captain Carter acting as guide.
rhe above statement rs made from per-
1 scnai knowledge of the writer. gained on the
ground at the time: Silly since some OF
? jackson's hiographers have allowed their
( Partially for him 10 SO far outstrip their
/ knowledge of facts as to claim for him the
| origin of that movement, will Introduce,
| in confederation OF my statement the fol-
| lowing letter from General Lee published
+! in the address of General Fitzhugh Lee be-
fore the Southern Historical society"
| (Here follows General Lees letter
/. to DR.. A. 4. Bledsoe, as already
4 given above:)
The last interview between Lee aud Jack
1 son. during which this important movement
4 was decided upon was an occasion OF great
4 historical interest, In regard to which thc
\ writer is fortunately able to add some In
\ formation from his own knowledge of the
/ circumstances, and that Of other members OF
/ General Lees staff. He has been favored
I By Major T. II X. Talcott with certain inn
pertant details OF this even, conveyed in a
/ tract Is made
My recolectons of the night before the
| battle of Chancellorsvlie are briefly as fol-
] About sunset General jackson sen, word
4 to General Lee tby ne) that his advance
/ was checked and that the enemy was in
Il force At Charlottesville This brought Cen
4 eral Lee 10 the front. aad General jackson
met him in the southeast anEe@of the
/ charlottesville and Catherine Forge Roads.
4 General Lee asked General jackson
! whether he had .ascerta!ned the position and
4 strength OF the enemy lett, TO WlliCh
! General jackson replied by stating the re-
/ suit of an attack made by Stuarts cavalry
/ near Catherine Road about Gust. The posi-
/ ton OF the enemy imln ediateiy In front
was then discussed, and Captain Boswell ana
/ myself We're sent TO make moonlight re-
4 connoissance, the result of which was re-
ported about q 7. NJ. and was not favor
liable to an attack in front.
'.At this time Generals Lee and Jackson
were together, and Lee, who had map
4 before him. asked JACKSON now can We get
| ut these people? 10 which jackson replied
in effect. You know best. Show what
to do. and we Will try to do it, General
Lee looked thoughtfuy at the map. tnen In
dicated on it and explained the movement
he desired General Jackson to make. and
closed by sayings General Stuart VIII
General jackson listened attentircly, and his
face lighted up With smile while General
Lee was speaking Then rising ana touching
I his cap. he said. sly troops viii move at
O'clock
Having. in the manner here described
settled upon the plan OF operations for tbs
ensuing day. the TWO generals accompanied
; by their stan officers, repaired to neigh
boring pine thicket, where an open space
well sheltered BY oyerhangIng boughs, al
! forded tho party a blvouac. The day ha*-
Z ing been fatiguing one they lost litdt
: time in repairing for the nights iepose
Q Each selected his ground for n bed spreat
! his saddle blanket, substituted his saddls
: for pillow and his overcoat for y,Vertint;
= and was soon in happy state OF OBLIVION.
= Colonel Charles Marshall's Rela
ton 70 General Fitzhug Lee,
: Colonel Marshall is not entirely &C
d curnte in the account he furnishe,
L General Fitzhugh Lee in 1873 of tn
q conference between Lee and Jackson
u for lie leaves no room for what Ioassc,
9 between them in my presence. 1T a
- evident that from what occurred in tn
Il presence OF each Of us was al diff
q ferent Times during a conference wi,ic
1 lag a N my srnr al
g knowledge Lee and Jackson met o!
y the 1iank Road. at or near the roa
% 10 Catherine Furnace. while 1t wa
% vol daylight, for they had to NOV
70 aside out OF range Of the enemy
y shaipshooters. one OF whom had climb
~ cd q biz pine tree, and could be see
IS i-to fire occasional shots ut some Con
70 fGderare artillery. which had just com
y up aud halted on tile Plank Road.
4 Colonel Talcott's Reconnaissance
!, Generals Lee and jackson were to
70 gcther in conference when Captain
s. * Boswell. chief engineer Of III
e second Corps, and myself started o
"a our reconnaissance. which must hay
N required one, and perhaps, two hour
80 ana also when wo reported to thel
~ the result OF IT,. Al what hour W
u. started ] do not recolcct, but 1t wa
AZ more than an hour after sunset. for
III we'll remember that we pursued on
waH through the woods towards u
20 Federal lines and We passed the body
oy n young Confedcmt lying with upturns
IN face in The cold moonllnht Twenty
he four hours later my companion OF thu
VI night WAS lying dead IN the Wildcrne
where Jackson fell wounded, and when
ever the gallant Boswell has since bet
mentioned, ! recall the appearance
=, the dead boy on the picket line
=" front of Chanccllorsyillc, on whom "
ry looked together So vivid ia my reco
na lection of this, my only close ASA
y, citation with Captain Boawel that
aa cannot be mistaken. either as To IL
Nc fact az our reconnaissance or our n
9c nprt 10 Generals Lee and Jackson Il
y. Tor our letrrii which Hus probab
~, about 10 T. IA
lie IN my letter 10 General Long ] N;
HE have been mistaken In saying that
I'm was at this late hour that Gennr
M i.ea asked Gen.rnl jackson, How e,
NJ, Nc SGT at these pope?' For in Ii
es- light Of what Colonel Marshail IL
eesehl said II seems probable that this que
H. tion was put by General Leo and /
one piifd TO by General jackson al
re- Garner hour soon after their co