The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
strainIng fter-effect---this remarkable
claim of North Carolina.
q CONFEDERATE SON.


Confederate Editor. The Times Dis
patch:
sir,-1n your last Sundays paper
read an article from Chief Justice
Clark. and 1 was very much hurt by
the injustice he did the gallant general,
G. T.. Pickett. / was with his division,
Company a, t'iftythird virginia, Ar
mistead's brigade, at Gettysburg, and
at Kinston. y. c., and viii say few
words In defense OF my general
Pickett was not in the charge at
Gettysburg. but occupied position CAS-
rear OF his three brigades. He direct
ed the charge and did his full duty
as a major. general. was one OF the
few from my company that returned
unhurt, and saw General Pickett in
tears, near where we had carried Gen
oral Kemper. badly wounded. General
Lee rode UP and stopped and conxoIed
the gallant Pickett. DO not blame
yourself general. II was my orders,
and ] only am to blame" After we
returned 10 Virginia we had skele-
ton brigade, and was put under Cen
eial Barton and sent to Kinyton y.
c.. with General Pickett. not TO take
Newbern." but TO recruit the companies
and get some ratione. While at Kin
ston. n. C.. 1 was sent with squad to
carry three ladies through the lines
to Newbern--Mrs Taylor. who had
wounded son in Washing ton. and two
other ladies from Raleigh, ~ C. They
had interests in New Jeraey. in plano
factory. and wished to pass through
Ear Nne7., ,We. went to the outpost of
the enemy and spent severA1 hLa.a sN~
fore arrangements could be made to
pass the ladies through. ] was told
BY General Barton TO observe the forti-
my return. drew diagram OF the
outer works and gave II TO General
Barton. Those outer works were hlied
with regiment of 'Rufaloes.' de-
serters from NORTH Carolina state
troops. and were depredating and ma
RAISING the country people between
Newborn and kinston. y. e. General
Pickett. few days afterwards. sent
uS ~ lltSe ttstl ttIs. i!pt u
take Newbcrn as Justice Clark sair
General Pickett did not fail In this, as
the Justice claims. but did capture the
works. with 800 prisoners nearly all
of them North Carolina deserters. Ten
or twelve of them were hung at Kin
ston. General Vance saved the lives OF
the others. They were State troops.
and had never been mustered in the
Confederate service. II is time (fitty
years since the war; TO stop making
these uncharitable charges against our
gallant officers. General Mosby has one
feather less in his cap, and Justice
Clark Will not make any Virginia
friends by repeating what Mosby said
= man who served in the Confederate
War and occupied the position OF Chief
Justice since. ought 10 have better
feeling for his old comrades. We will
in few months assemble at Cettys-
burg to unvel Peace Monument and
TO be the guests of the soldiers in blue
l hope to meet my old comrades, but
would prefer To see no one there that
wishes TO continue the strife now going
on. as to who was the first man
killed, which State furnished the most
troops, and which went farthest TO
the front at Gettysburg. wish to add
that IL any went farther than the brave
old General Armistead at Gettysburg
none of us who We're with him saw
them. WILLIAM, q; MORTON
Company A., Fifty third Virginia.
them. WILLIAM G. MORTON