The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
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III the la!ciBh ScW5 and Observer,
July 10, 1911, appeared report ny
ThoF. j. Pence OF 81 speech made the
day before or the Senate ijocr by
Senator DixoT;, Ga the par; taken by
North TnrolintnnS la the battle OF
Gettysburg. quote the language
used by the senator. according TO
Pence:
"A, this poin; in passing wan,
now 10 correct a lIttlc error OF the
school text ana newspaper history OF
this country relating to the phas. Of
the CivN War. The ordinary school
history and rnGgiIatnc represent that
heroic charge OF heroic men rs the
charge of picketts virginlans. Cen
sral George Pickett. was himself a
Virg!nlun, but az matter OF cold
fact and actual history the majority
OF tho men who constituted Pickctta
division that charged across mile of
open ground in the face of $50 Fad-
eraI cannon and $4,000 rifles were North
Carolinians."
This Is the first time, l think. that
aycn North Carolinian has made 50
oold claim. know :hat they
claimed nearly everything from the
Declaration of Independence down 10
Last at Appomattoa.' but did hot
know Until / read this amazing and
astounding statement by great sen
ator. that Pirkett's Eirgtnians were
In fact North caroliniuns. The praise
given this charge by this historian Is
all that even N!rginIan could ask
but he says the credit for the charge
which Charles Francis Adams pro-
nounccd the srandest charge cvcr
madc, ard in speaking of which he
said The caunted charge OF Nnpo-
Icons Old Guard al Waterloo did not
compaTe with that OF Picliett's men,
and was as boys play beside IT, be-
longs to North Carolina The men who
made that charge under Generals
Armistead. Kempcr and GARRETT, have
always thought were virgininns, ana
1 think the world VIII be slow to ac-
cept Senator Dixon's assertion that
Pickctta VirSinians were not Virgin
lans. but largely North Carolinians. "
In Pickctt's division, l think they
should let all the world know II, and
claim share OF the glory won By the
division. Will you kindly let us know
what North Carolina regiments were
u part of Picisetts division; or possibly
you might give the name OF one single
North Carollnian who was n member
OF that immortal division.
= few days after this speech was
made, and after 1 mad read Mr..
Pepcc's report OF II in your paper [
read, also in your paper, Il statement
which nearly took my breath. Under
The heading Senator DIXON Is Fur
ulshcd With Facts l read what pur-
ported 10 have come from the learned
historian. Judge Walter Clark. / quote:
Another controversy has recently
sprung up III Virginia over tl;c sup
posed claim that Henry J.. Wyatt was
Inc first 'mun KILLED In the war. Tho
we'll substantiated claim OF Nortc
Carolina Is that Wyatt was the hrst
man killed in battle. Captain Marr
was killed a few days before. but not
in battle. He was III citizens clothes.
walking along the streets Of Warren
ton, Va, with Z cane in hand Sneu
tho Federal Cavalry dashed through the
town. firing right and left, and Cap
tain Mari was killed ny II stray bull
let" Judge Clarke's statement Is as
astounding as the one made by Senator
Dixon. and is as far from the truth,
il tho testimony OF those who wc,t
with Captain Mari st the time he was
killed can be relied on. will ask
you 10 get the judge 10 give his uu-
thority for his account OF Marr's deuth
1 will give you now the Virginia ac-
count OF 1t, ana viii quote authority
for all statements | shall make below
with reference to this point and 9TH
rrs of which | desire TO write. The
Judge says this controversy has re-
Gently sprung up. quote from an ac-
count written by Joseph u. J.ffrics. in
Southern Magazine, 1892. twelve years
ago. Captain JeffricS was u gallant
soldier, and was member OF the War
rcnton RiiemeI.
Captain Mari with his company the
Warrenton Rtfemen - ninety-eight
strong--rcported to the commander at
Manassas about the middle of this
month (Mayl. AT his request for adj
vance duty, he was sent forward the
next day to Centreville. His command
thMs became the vanguard of the in.
fa.try In that army. - ' \" On the a1st
of May lie moved forward with his
whole company to FuirfaN c. II. After
the ADVANCEMENT Of proper picket and
company guards, he quar- te-e cd his men
in the Methodist Church, on the eastern
outskirts OF the village. The comu,Is-
stoned ,oiflccrs. except himself. sought
private accommodations lie took pos
session of law office in the court
house yard pear his company, AT =
O'clock in the morning OF June LIST
Private ~ d. Francis, one OF the pic
kcts, who had been stationed n half
mile northeast of Ike town, rushed
into our quarters. and announced that
the enemy were upon US. and that n
cavalry force had approached him in the
dark, captured his comradc. L. T..
Florence, and was rapidly making for
the town.
1--WE t,mbled out in short order,