The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-12
Editor OF the Confederate Column.
The Times Dispatch.

EobeSts can learn % General ". r.
Cox. Of Richmond, va. WaisoIIi = i"i -,
Chief Justice OF North CaroliIiAat " - 4,
most any prominent CITIZEN OF
mington, n C.. my home.
II Mr. Roberts VIII correctly Ieass
the article. Longsireet > ShatS is !
connpilation Of statements OF the Nslio,,
or cowardice Of the troops eng so
made by historians and soldiers on ~.
sides who participates IN that cne .
their names being given and no. -,
nv own personal knowledge, 1o ~.
claim to be superhuman; ana couie -
/ was In my proper place as seoo el. :
lieutenant Of Company A. Third = oItn
Carolina Infantry. during the cbet =
up CUPS Hill on July Until sho
through the boay and right lans
about 80 p NJ on the ridge 70 "
right OF tho works captured IRON ~
ahouf two miles in the rear. by ia ~
Parsley. Captain Armstrong ana AoJ =
tant James.
note shat NJ. Roberts 5,t..,t fs..ea TO .
Include. the Maryland bsttaiien a. = =
which was among tho best soiciSIs
and hghters IN the brigade. who %
their position IN the line fell nelr 70
and joined on tho left Of the Third
North Carolina Infantry
After describing the posittiopp t s1,i
brigade occupied 4, the ioot O. the hi !.
renamed til dark and then moved
ont he says But ia the meantime
some Of our boys had fallen ss!eep'
and the next morning. the ~ OF =, : t aIyi
Nfaior " NJ Parsley, OF me / hird
North Carolina Infantry. found tna
he was short iss men also ne
Vf-ginia troops acted cowar1iy In the
pirEett charge the Third North Caro-
Ina acted doubiy go IN rsmatIii. =
behind the rocks a. GULF hlh 70
surrender 70 the enemy the next morn
ing" Would not the same accusation
apply 20 mis- own boys OF the Qrty5,
third Virginia. who fell asleep Denino
the rocks2" He furnishes no proof
that the Carolinians. surrendered 70
the enemy: besides, II any .. the VIZ
ainis troops acted cowardly IN tne
that me third North Carolina Infantry
was guilty OF such charEe. Il should
b. recalled. however. thai made no
TROOPS and do not nov. my object
being 20 establish facts
believe that none Of the Maryland
Battalion or Of the Wig MA regimen Is
OF Steuart's Brigade VII support him
IN mis- accusations On the contrary I.
tho Third North Car5ana Infantry
went in.o the charge - Cuip filI
With 30 guns. and on the sth Of July
mustered the balance - mem We're
accounted for as killed OF wounded
consequently the 1883 men short. which
he claims lay behind the rocks 20
surrender next morning 20 the enemy,
did not surrender 70 the enemy
too much Of the Yankee gunpowder
and suffered too heavily IN many hard
fought battles with the Army OF
son Grimes, Cox. Steuart, COiston.
etc. and was too well known in that
army to have such q charge hs'c iSsi
s z / copy fro@ Clark. Rssi,
n en- al History OF North Carolina
Nr--h Carolina Infantry AZ Gettys-
ru-g. as follows:
from this camp the Third Regiment.
with the brigade, marched via Hagers-
town 20 Cham bersbuTg. Greencast!s
s1d Mgconnetl 56m e the 1o, ysin We
corntermarched. and after a very
and tiresone harch twenty-five miles {.
on the ist OF July, lsss, arrived at Gettys-
burg about 30 clock and filed to the
Ieft. nearly enCircling tho town Here
we lay in line OF battle until the even
ing Of the End, when about o'clock
we we're ordered forward
We we're on the right OF the brigade
and were ordered 20 connect our right
with the left Of Nicholas la Brigade.
and a. the same time BY wheel TO the
Ne did so. thereby n some degree dis
correcting our regime from the rest
OF the brigade We continued to the
front. driving the enemys skirInishers
before US without trouble. and with very
little loss untii We snes his line Of battle
a. his FIRST line of breastwOrks- He
was however. driven from those.
ard soon thereafter We received a front
and obiiqge FIRE from behind his second
line Of breast~orks. 10 which he had
fallen back. re was 5000 driven tro m
tho obliqus FIRE. and then the IRE nom
the front seemed even more terrific.
4 steady erins was kept up until
consent 10 ceased reoyening at 80
o'clock next morning We here foun
our ammunition nearly exhausted. Some
We partially REALIZED our csrtrid &c
boxes from those OF the dead and
wounded. % whom there was a great
number. and neIo this position thar
night and the next morning. exposed 20
d terrific a-s until about 70 20 P M.
when we were ordered 20 move by the
left flank along he l'ne OF the cap
tured bresstrorls. and 20 cross them
and 20 form line With The rest OF the
brigade to charge the enemy's works
on what is supposed - be his night
flank
The few men .hen remaining in the
regiment were fc-ned on the right Of
the brigade and very soon thereafter
we're ORDERED forward, the line advanc-
FIRE until We fognd our regiment alone
n Yving 70 .ho front. unsupported.
WIEN the Offices aDd men we're or
slowly and ~ 1out CONFUSION. the
regiment beng greatly reduced fone
com psny. Clpts john Cowsns, ana
part Of saot 81 being detached 10
I'll up q space between The regiment
and the Lou siar a Brlzadel- Too nuco
praise cannot - given 60 the officers
and men OF or command for their
cooiness ard Or very. Tor the prompt
ness with vhicl they. Obeyed al or
ders given hen. ard their untirirg
gal generally The enenz was driven
back 70 the fsitin 1rs Turnpike In
this charge D. Stcgsrt's Brigade
which came 20 near INJECTING q critical
blow on ths fneny'e extreme right
fank. Hac his gallant movement
been supported. the charge OF Long
street would ntt have been necessary.
That last charge on TIE third day
vac . cruel ibirg Tor the Third. They
RAJ borne TIER full share Of the en-
Cagernsnt. not even enjoying the pro-
foTtion % to works they had cap
tgred from tie enemy BY reason Of
their position other regiments Of the
brigade happruing o. The fortunes %
the battle q have them fbrcastWorksl
in .heir frcrt There they stood.
h.rocs. hoic 'ng thcir ground gnpro-
fcotcd. receiving most deadly fro
and giving 10 turn. IKE true soldiers,
what they csuld from their dccimatcd
r4nka. most q Their comrades being
already dora. dad or wounded. until
ordered to tie ieft % Join the balance
Of the br5gsse 20 participate in the
charge.