Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-22
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The National Tribune, Washington, D..
IC and will be of interest to Journal
headers:
J Editor National Tribune: / have read
| with interest an article in your paper,
entitled With Gen. Reynolds Wheh
Killed" 1t relates to the death of NAL
Chas. H. Veil, formerly of the 9th Pa.
Reserves 1t is stated in the article
that when Gen. Reynolds assumed
command Orderly Veil was continued
on his staff. and at the battle of Get
tysburg was entirely alone with the
| General when he was killed, and saw
him fall from his horse"
| | assume from the above that MAY.
Veil at that time was ane enlisted man
and not a commissioned officer, ana ms
statement that he was entirely alone
with the General when he was killed
| is so directly opposite to the 1acts
which IAhave heard from many others
that ! do not feel it right that the
statement should go unchallenged.
g. l. was with the First Corps, com
manded by Gen Reynolds. at the pattle
| of Gettysburg, but was not with hiln at
the time of his death, and therefore am
| not speaking from absolute personal
knowledge. l have however, o1ten
heard the story related by school
mate of mine, Capt. John +. carson, Oh
the lst Me. Cav, who died last week.
| had always intended to obtain from
Cant. Carson a statement concerning
the circumstances, but put it off too
long.
Capt. Carson and a company from
| the LIST Me. Cav had long before been
detailed at Gen. Reynolds headquar-
tiers. hte men to act as Orderlies for the
General Just before Gen. Reynolds
was killed. and while he was surround
ed by his staff, including Capt. Carson,
word was brought to him that just over
the hill in front of him lay a line OF
Confederate troops Gen Reyholus
started to ride up the hill to see for
himself Members of his staff tried 10
dissuade him from doing SO, saying ne
| had no right to thus endanger MS NE
AS all know, Gen. Reynolds was reck-
| less in such matters, and without even
deigning a reply he spurred his horse
UP the hill. The members OF his stan
accompanied him. Just as he reached
| the crest of the hill and came in view
| of the line of Confederates they rose
| and poured a volley into the group OF
officers, killing Gen. Reynolds. capt.
Carson was close at his side, and his
horse was killed by the same Volley ana
| fell, the Captain coming down upon ms
! feet. He reached up and eased Gen
Reynolds from the saddle and laid nm
upon the ground. Doubtless there were
others who assisted.
Capt Carson, though a country boy
was one of the bravest officers that
| ever drew a sword, and he was pos
sessed of rare presence of mind. He
| took in the situation in aminute. The
| loss of Gen. Reynolds at that critical
moment was very severe one. 1t was
of the greatest Importance that the
next in rank, Gen. Doubleday, should
be notified in order that he might,
with the very least possible delay, take
command of the corps, which needed
commander at that moment as much
| as it ever did during its existence.
Capt. Carson did not seize the oppor-
tunity of taking or assisting in taking
| the body of his dead commander to the
rear, but vaulted into the saddle of
| Gen. Reynolds horse and galloped'
down the line under awithering fire,
and found Gen. Doubleday and inform
ed him that he was in command OF the
corps.
1t was a brave and sensible act, and
the fate of a battle is often decided by
the act of a cOol-headed, far-seeing
man like Capt Carson.-Thos S. Hop
kins, 18th Me-, Washington, d. c.
A little stranger came to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Butman on Friday.
a1yn Il n rpt Il1n m
Lord came to their home here on
Wednesday to spend few weeks.
Mrs. Mae Smith is visiting her father,
Y. NJ Williams.
Mrs. Fred Mace is with Miss Maggie
Mace for a few weeks.
Alice Halves passed a few days very
pleasantly in Pennington recently at the
Normal school graduation.
Miss Ada Hackett graduated at the
Pennington Normal school last week,
and is now at her home here.
Graduation exercises of the Readfield
grammar school was held at the Depot
SchoOlhOuse on Friday evening of last
week.
George w. Manter and F. Nelson wired
for electric lighting. The Readfield Light
ana power Company have their poles on
the ground ready for setting.
Mr.. Normandy from Norrdgewock was
here Thursday and in the evening met
with some of the village people and ex-
planned in regard to what he wanted of
the shoe business here, and the matter
was left in the hands of a committee
Leon o. Tibbetts from Augusta spent
Saturday in town in the interests of the
shoe shop.
BY the giving way of the timbers of the
stable floor Mr.. Barnard and his team
was let down into the stable cellar and
and one of his horses was so badly hurt
ne mad to call the aid of a veterinary
surgeon last week
Mr.; Fred Leighton has added a piazza
10 the west side and east end of his
mouse and has it well under Way He
goes this in the interest of the health Of
ms VIE, who has been i'll for some
DEPOT-Depot schools closed Friday
me Primary closed with interesting
exercises by the children including
readings, recitations, singing and a
very pleasing exhibition of kindergar-
ten work. The work of the teacher
MISS Griffin, during the term is com
fhehdabie, the pupils making good pro
gross IN the work assigned them. A
soodiy number of relatives and friends;
were present.
Inc Grammar school taught by Miss
FarroWs Of Augusta, after very sue
cessful term. held the graduating ex-
erclSeS at the DeDot scholrOOn1 on Sat