The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-25
COL. MOsBY,s BOOK.
stuarrs Cavalry in fhe Gessysburg Cam- nalNn

StunFph SAvnhFy IN k8c &GAxyebur& CAn2~
 This important contribution to the history of the war of 1se1.s5 contains 'a sketch of the battle Of Chanceliors- vile. followed by description of both armies preceding the battle. The book settles several questions of great in- terest, heretofore remaining in abey- ance, and presents the whole story of Gettysburg in new light. The gem eral purpose and scope of the work are indicated in the authors preface. as follows:
 "These pages have besn written as a injustice has been done. The state- ments in the two reports of the conn manding general In regard to his orders and the management Of the cavalry in the Gettysburg campaign have been generally accepted without question; and the criticisms of his staff officers and biographers on the conduct of the chief of cavalry have assumed them to be true. It seems never to have oc- cured to these critics to analyze and compare the two reports with each other. and with the contemporaneous correspondence. to ascertain If they agree, or in what respect they differ. This I have done and have found it impossible to reconcile their differences. It was my fortune to serve under the direct orders of General Robert B. Lee and General Stuart. ana for both have always felt deep affection. Gem eral Lee mentioned my name when I was a private in general order to the army. and the last communication I re- ceivsd from him put me In command of all Northern virginia. have tried to explain how his name Is signed to pa- pers that do so much injustice as we'll to himself as to General Stuart. The following letter to me from General Beauregard shows that my theory of the Gettysburg campaign Is far more fiattering to General Lee as a comman- der than his own report:
 "New Orleans. Jan. 2, '9s. My Dear Colonel:
 read with much pleasure your two articles in Belford's Magazine on the Gettysburg campaign, which I had always condemned as dangerous and i'll , advised. but as explained by you. I withdraw my condemnatiou of it. It is on the contrary to be regretted that General Lees plan was not carried out as he intended.
 "T am yours very truly, 1Signed.) "G. F. Beauregard.
 General Stuart's report of the cam. paign shows what were my relations with him at that time; and as I Drought the information that induced him to ask permission to cross the Potomac In rear of the enemy when he was or dered to the Susquehanna. and was chosen to command the advance of his column. I thing have a right on my own account as an actor in the great tragedy, as well as on his, to be heard. The fatal shears cut the thread of his life before the end of the conflict came, and he was denied the opportunity to speak for himself. The time has come to speak for himself The time has come to apply the test of reason to the Gettysburg legend to discover who is responsible for bringing upon us the Dies irae!--dies lila!
 'aThe equestrian statue of the great leader of the Southern cavalry which was lately unveiled at Richmond Is a testimony of tlSe love and admiration of the men who followed him in battle and wept over his bier:
 "'sc sinks the day-star in the ocean And yet anon repairs his dropping head,
 And tricks his beams and with new
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 Flames in the forehead of the morning sky
 l John S. Mosby.
 "washington City, Aug. 21. 1907" (The book will be on sale March 1.)