The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30

stcad OF marching north he would
et fe 's sbo%a ea III he Ghamhsr1nug
tiiat Hooker was still Keeping between
him and Washington 1ttold Ewell that
ne had written him last night" CD
that Hooker had crossed the Potomac
aud was moving towards South Noun
tain, and that he had directed Ewell
TO move back to Chnmbcrsburg; but II
he had not already progressed on that
road he wanted him to move east or
the mountain In the direction OF CASH
town or Gettysburg. SO on the night
Of the cath General Leo wrote hwell
what his report says he had FIRST heard
from 81 spy on the night OF tue sslh.
Neither col. Taieott nor Coz. ray
Ioi tries to explain this letter or make
1T consistent with the statement OF
tile report.
Date of Letter Established.
anticipated in my book tpagesa
tlT-i21j that some one would insist
that the date was mistake, ana
should have been the gslh.. But. II the
letter In the Records should nave oceh
dated the 29th. then last nights" lct-
ter would have been dated the astn.
Now, Early says that he received aa
York copy, Of this letter on the ~,
evening OF the 10Th, and he started
carly the next morning, expecting "
Join IsweI west Of the mountain; IL
Is about seventy miles. VIA Cariisie'
from Chambersburg to YORK
,aaahed ieI Jserly on the 10Th il it had
.left chanlbersburg later than the 18th.
again, Edward Johnson's divlsqnoh o aSi,
Carlisle on the morning ol INC ~"
on the ChambersburE pike. and before
the second order arrived for EWeii ~
move cast of the mountain, ana iWeils
trains were passing through Cham
bersburg at midnight on tne zytn w,
which shows that they must nave lei.
Carlisle probably on the evening OF
Again, Ewcll says he arrived at oar.
Isle on the 9th. and WAS star.,ls
for Harrisburg on the 2oth. put sn ie'
movement was arrested by an oraer
from General Lee to return. 1t is
clear that Johnson left Carlisie anu
EARLY left York in obedience TO the
first order t2fth).. ,,.,,,
But Ewcll remained at I ariisie WI" ~
Rodes's Division after receiving me
second order, to give Jenkins time 10
return from Harrisburg and TO unite
with Early, marching west. at Held
lcrsburg. If the letter III the Rccorus
Mother letter could have reached
Ev,clI before lie got to Harrisburg.
Ills march north was arrested By inc
first letter or course, all presume
tions are in favor, of the correctness ,,l,,s.,
In the Records. The burden of proof
AS ON those who impeash 1t. But
t.wclrs, Early's and Johnson's reports
verify the latter in every particular:
1t would have been far better for
General Lees military reputation II
he had written his own report OF
events of tho campaign just as they
occurred. instead OF having an acute
lawyer to write brief for him: this
Had been an act of purer fame,
Than gathers round Marcnso's name
am aware that in Virginia there
liz sentiment that toleratea only ono
side of question that concerns CEN
' = Lees Last order to Mosby.
After General stuart was killed. IN
May, 1864, / reported directly TO Gen
eral Lee The following ls ing, Is s,n 1ne iass
headquarters. March q. 1850.
reed $50.
"col. j. S. Mosby. caro- Major Boyle,
Gordonsvilie.
the country from front Of Gordons-
VILE to Blue Ridge. and also Valley.
Your command is now all IN that sec
ton, and the general VIII rely on you
to watch and protect the country. II
any of your command Is In the North-
eFn Neck eaii It "@ Y H. ho' TAYLOR,
Assistant Adtutant- General"
n was forwarded from Gordonsvills
by courier TO me IN Louaouh. ,,ssra
from Appomattox. My battalion was
then on the line of the Potomac.
where the war had begun. For Gen
eral Leo I have always had q deep
affection. BUT to my mind, the fash
ionable cult that exalts him above NOR
tality and makes him incapable of
error is as irrational as the mystic
faith of the Hindoo in Buddha-
And now, in conclusion j will say
that some may think that Stuart
needed no defense: and will apply to
my effort to rescue his memory from
undeserved blame the words of Milton
on monument to Shakespeare
Dear Son Of Memory. great heir OF
What needs't thou such weak witness
OF thy name
JOHN s. MosBY.
Washington. u. @. January. 1ol0.