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FurtherReAections Upon, and
Corrections Of, DR.. Mckiim's
Article on Gettysburg
COL. 6. y. SASSY.

Not Il few Of the survivor5 Of the
cavalry Of Lees army will take issue
with pr. Mckin in "a Defense Of Lee
hy Il Student of War" as, given In The
soldier say: "On 22d and again on sd
of June he Lee) directed stuart to
march on F.well's right; place your
self in communication with him and
keep hi:T Informed OF the enemy's
movement" etc. Or. McKim does not
Z" sufficiently into detail hut leaves
HE Implied censurc Of failure upon the
bronze bearded cavalier for disobed-
lcncc of orders.
Let us get down 20 details. as these
viii considerably qualify the accuse :
ton. and will, / fully believe, cause
the jury of public opinion To return Il
verdict Of mot guilty"
After the several severe cavalry bat
Hes. wherein General Pleasanton siren
uously undertook to tear away the
men1s of Lees infantry after leaving
fredericksburg, on June 2S. General
stuart submitted to General Lee a plan
through Meade''s army and damage or
delay, its crossing into Maryland
In his report OF the operations Of the
General Stuart says in part: II sub
mitted to the commanding general the
plan or leaving brigade. or SO in my
R fi1ne front and passing through
Bull Run Mountains. attaining the
encmys rear and passing between his
main body and Washington. to cross
INTO Maryland and join our army north
Of the Potomac" General Lee I'm his
report says: "Upon the suggestion Of
me-, inc former 1an officer tStuarD that he
passage of the river by getting in his
rear; he was authorized to do So; and,
further on: I'm the exercise OF the dis
and Hill marched into Maryland GEN
erai stuart determined TO pass around
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T.. T.. N.-Iiurris,


captain Thomas Harris came To Vir
gina III 1911 and settled within tho
present llenrico County. He took pnrt
III the Tong war with the Indians which
lollowed the massacre in I622. and was
second in command to Thomas Osboruc
in an expedition by Tie people OF the
Neck OF Land and The College ttlnt
Is. turlesS Neck, Dutch Gap and vicin-
itS) lie mad various grants Of land
between 500 -lG5S, and was a mem
Der OF the House OF Burgcsses 1923.
1853 ana lt41 He married. first Adria
- and. second Joanc -, ana had
issue: ! Thomas died unmarried: will
proved in l!enrico 1873, . Major VII
liam. OF lienrco County. member of
the House of Burgcsses 1859. 1856 1867
l65S: VIII proved in Henrico February
!, 1870: married Liza. 3 Mary. born
loo; married Colonel Thomas Liggan.
of Henrico.
Major William ana Lucy Harris bod
issue; william of ST. Peters Parish.
New Kent. in 1924: married Mary.
> Edward OF New Kent. iGoS.
married Mary -- 3 Thomas. OF Hon
rico; Will proved 1880: married Mary
Thomas and Mary Harris had issue:
sarah: died unmarried: will proved
in Cumberland County 1853. MARY
married ---- James, 3 Edith. married.
first. Henry Trent; second $3.50 os
borne: third. --- Patrick 1 Anne.
married - Booth. > Phoebe :,
Thomas; died unmarried; Will proved
III Henrico l7il. Z Francis died UNI
married; VIII proved in Hemriro l743.
5 John. will proved Ia Cumberland il,
May, 1871; married . VIII
nam, VII! proved in Patrick 1904:
married first. -- Osborne tand had
a daughter. Mary. who married George
Markham) second, Elizabeth Ward.
widow or Bernard Garvis. Of Cumber-
land County. 10 James, will proved
IN Cumberland. 1863. married Sarah
Bailey II Benjamin
John aud -- Harris had issue.
Elizabeth. married Samuel t'lannory.
: John. of Norwood" will proved in
Powhatan In 1900 member of the Cum
berland County Committee of Safety in
1856; married, in 1864 Obedience
daughter OF Thomas Turpin ana his
wife Mary Jefferson. aunt OF presi-
dent Jefferson.
William and Elizabeth Harris had is
sue: Colonel Thomas, or wildwood"
Patrick County; born 1859: died 1915:
married his cousin, Caroline NJ. Harris
Sally, married William Trupin 3
Elizabeth married Vincent Markham.
Alice, married Francis Goodc.
James and Sarah (Baley) Harris had
Issue; Colonel Thomas. OF Patrick
county: member of Cumberland Com
mittee OF Safety l775-6 Will proved
1910; married Frances. daughter OF
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I4{A ls,a,g tr Gin1e9 qlgpatr6 - '11i
G E5NEE5 tCH f GOEtHtNR7 III

4 John Moseley. but had no issue > Wi
nam OF Bedford County 3 John. of
Buckingham County. James. OF
chesterfield County; married Ursula.
daughter OF samuel flannory. ) Phoc-
be. married - Fanai i M.ry
What has been given is a snfic;.n,
outline OF the family TO conform TO the
plan of the present slices of T. + We
u is one OF those which is still reprc-
scented in the male line. Alr. Alfred =
Harris. Jr.. Of this city. being a vel
known meInbcr at the present ttnn
Hon. John J. Crittcrden is the most
FAMOUS desccndent of Major Thomas
Harris, in female lines his mother no
ing q Harris
through daughters there are a num-
Der OF representatives in Richmond.
McKaes, McCans. Pcttcrsons etc
IN" list now stands: /. Savage; II.
/ PROCTOR; III Eolfe. Starchey YeArd-
"iey; ~. Flood; Y. Gray. Lupo. vii
lonGhby. VI clements, Harris
Josephine CO. Smith and Francis 90
IT. smith Francis Is, Hopiinson
smith, married Josephine Vandwintcr.
or New York. and had Gurkeley 90
and Marian co.. susan 80 Teacl,In
Smith married Thomas $. Moore and
mad Ethel CD and David 90 Thomas
Dr, William 80 Gilmor Smith. son
CHARLES go, married Elizabeth Upshur
Bowdoin and had Peter Bowdoin (S):
married Kate troppin. OF Rock Island
Ill. returned 10 West Virginia Issu,.
Eaton Toropncr tHD. married Marian
Goodwin and had MARY ID: William
90 tii!mnr. married Mamie Wilson ana
mad Il son, Anne Gb Wells. married
! Daniel Parker: DIR Charles 50 married
Ma!Garct w. Jacob and had Eliznbeth
t@) l'oWdoin, WHO married William C.
Nonlnson, OF philadelphia. and had
William Kane 90 and Charles Edward
, CD; Elizabeth Eowdoin married Jud,c
Hamilton Nclale Mary ts) uopI<ln.nn
married Colonel Ellison l.. tOstin and
had Captain CD James ana Ienris;tl
tP)' Margaret go Susan married Raw
James Craighill and had Susan "a,
/ Frank C9) rutherford CO. ana Bod
dom 90; Louisa (s) L.. married.
first. Charles r. Bowdoin: second. Judge
Theodore i. Garnett. BY her nrst mar
riase she had Elizabeth CD and Charles
CD Tcacklc.
isaac t5l Smith married., second. Ann
Ieackle. daughter OF John and Ann Up
shur feackle, OF Accomac County. VA.
and had: 80
Ann t6) Teackle smith. who married
William Satchell CD Floyd. ana had
James CD Frederick unmarried: h
William Stocltley. unmarriad; G. La
vinia, died young; Il. Mamie q,
TeackIe: unmarried.
% pr Isaac CO. Smith died unmar-
CD Elizabeth 90 Teaekls Smith
married Thomas Teackle Upshnr. and
had
John a. Upshur died =. n
Thomas 90 Teackle Upshur. who
married Caroline d. Blanding. of SUM-.
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the rear OF the Federal army with three
brigadcs and cross tho Potomac be
tween 1T and Washington, believing
that he would be able by that route
To place himself on our right flank in
time 10 Keep us properly advised of the
enemy's movements"
ON the night Of the Esd Of June Cen
cral stuart received from General Lee.
while the former was encamped at
Rcctors Cross Roads. the letter con
Ncylng the "discretionary orders that
VcrsY on attack.
The whole tenor OF the letter"
writes Major ii. u. Mcclellan. Stuart s
able adJuiant general gave evidence
the proposed movement and thought
ii might be productive of best results,
while the responsibility of the decision
self" spa a. "'"'''' MIN :
IN connection with the above. Cen
erai i-ongstreet. commenting, wrote:
Authority thus given u subordinate
genera implies an opinion on the part
or commander that something better
n 1nar a me drui nEE of a march along
one. of General Stuart's activity and
gallantry SHOULD not be expected to fail
TO- TO seek IT,; and: further IF he crossed
that he had better not leave us UNI
Tess you can take the proposed route
FitH Lee. In his General Lee" page
zen. says: The next day stuart re-
eeived from Lee an order to cross the
t tains' In rear Of the, enemy" On the
imrddopp page E rs, LEG thus discussed this
been unjustly criticized for not being
IN Lees front ut Gettysburg but Lee
a sihlo tto ION ISL must be held respon
In giving Stuart discretionary orders.
General Lee admonshed him in any
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Instantly thought Of Ellen. although
had lost sight OF her for many years.
and II was Ellen. hunting me Since
then she has died. faithful to the end.
Uncle Nelson is well remembered in
Lancaster lle was a Lifelong Demo
cEa', and his white friends showed
their appreciation of his allegiance By
mounting him in the foremost ranks
OF every Red Shirt parade il, Hampton
days. u Uncle Ncls lacked courage il
Was weakness Of nature Just be
fore tho Yankees came DR.. Wylic took
him TO help bury valuables and then.
lest ho should 30 intimidated by the
Yankees and forced 10 tell sent him
into North Carolina.
Aunt Nancy. our laundress ana
seamstress. was a model Of ncatness
and Industry. She literally dropped
from the ironing table. for she worked
much harder after freedom than be-
fore. The younger men OF tho town
did not feel the need Of steam laun-
dry while Aunt Nancy lived. at
tended the funeral of their son. Rob
crt Crawford. AT tho negro Presby-
terrain Church. Of which he was a rul .
in9 elder. Deccntly and In order were
tho services conducted Mr.. Hood
whom he had served over twenty years
wept as for a dear friend Carrie Is
the only surviving member Of this
Al
former days at Mr.. Springs hon"
Going into the dining room, we found
Carrie. and 1t did my heart good To
hear her exclaim. "Oh. Mrs c. you
have brought my dear mistress TO see
US Happy were the days spent Al
the old plantation--thc ovcrseer ;
home, neat ana comfortable. and the
long street. with cabins on either side.
Uncle Nero. as he cracked his great
~, q ca GF al eg n
wonderful genius, and no hutternilk
WAS ever 80 good as that Aunt Lyddy
gave us
The negro children played from,
morning urtl night. The older women
cared for them, and those who worked
the fields had all their needs supplied
Surely 1t was the life that best suited
AN improvident race like tho negro
Some one has written a clever little
song IN the dialect OF Charleston
darky. What Mamma Thinks OF Free
dom"
Deg tex we from we shelter.
An dey say. co long; you's free
Nc ain call dat no freedom.
Ter TEX wc home from we
Use happy In de ol time.
Wild miss an my old NAUSEA
Such a chiliun as nuss-
Bes YOU ebber saw, sab,
"Dey's berry good ter me nov.
Deg ain fergit deere mnuma.
But Wen | gifts ter hebben
hope dc wcdder's warrncr
y miss dem nice warm winter clos.
An / miss dat roarin fire
Wild oak an pine and liRhtood
Ter mex de blaze rise higher
Il sit sometimes an think upon
Dem plate piled high wild bitile,
cook all what | got now
IN dis OF Iron kttle
Il tink upon dat pilysic too.
An all dem pill an plaster:
Ven we WIZ sick we Jis sen wud.
Ter tell oil miss an master
"Ef dis is freedom-,iod forbid.
| calls IL simply knabery
An wen gifts ter hebben. Lord.
hone I'll find it's 'slabery."
In Gods providence slavery came
and went, and while the race question
Of to-day is "A veXing problem. we can
always feel sure that white supremacy.
is God given and will last-Columbia
State
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iia" kinsville. Ga.
Nnr-D,,-h h. rnfn

NV tI!ipcF ], 1913.
Colonel ". Ben Palmer Richmond.
Dear Colonel ain inclosine YOU
TWO newspaper articles. which please
hand TO The Times Dispatch for pub
iicat!on. That in criticism OF General
Meade think will be Endorsed bv all,
soldiers of Lees army have often
wondered II political pull" was the
power that kept Meade in command !
believe even the soldiers Of the Army
OF the Potomac give Hancock credit
for Lees repuse n Gettysburg. 1t
Is on record that Meade was opnosaI
10 receiving or delivering battl. There
HIS selection was in a strong DECISIVE.
position at Pipe Creek Hancock re-
ported the Army OF the Potomac could
oefend gettysburg. though Meade was
Ehtptical or successful defense then
Ihen for nine months he held tho com
mand and did nothing. Under the same
ms predecessors paid the penalty with
nilltaty dccapitation. Had Meade been
IN full command at The Wilderness.
after the failure 10 drive Lee away
ne would have returned 10 the north
bank OF the Rapidan and waited for
reinforcements or new orders. Grant
could not AFFORD to do this. so tried the
crap motion by nights march bur
'Marse Robert was at Spotsylvania
with the goods 10 meet him when he
tried to grab The key point
am going 10 join issue with DR.
dckim III his charge or insiuuatio,,
against stuart one OF the causes
OF Lees failure at Gettysburg. MANY
writers charge Stuart with disobedi-
ence OF orders. General Lee never
ala Those who make the charge are
ignorant of the facts in the case
reckon Mosby Will rap the Rev
Doctor on the knockles for this
Cordially your comrade
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ny COLONEL q. y. SATISFY.

General Marcus J, Wright, in charge
OF the Confederate archives in the
war Department at Washington, has
carefully tabulatcd the general officers
commissioned by the Confederate gov
crnment and in a work THE General
Officers Of the Confederate Army
contributed 10 thos history the War
Between the States
Ia mis- book he gives very brief
biographical data OF each general
date and place of birth; when and
from what state appointed to West
Point ff the general named has been
II cadcp the state from which he was
appointed 10 the Confederate service
| killed or wounded; and final end OF
service
In a careful analysis Of tho book
the curious and anomalous fact i re
vealed that twenty-four OF these gem
cral officers We're Northcrn born
Maine contributing one; Massachusetts
| four: Rhode Island. one: Connecticut
one: New York. 1--WE; New Jersey, three,
Pennsylvania, four Ohio, four. and
Iowa. one. Maryland also gave the
Kentucky and Missouri. contributed
literally OF her sons To the Southern
| cause In complete organizations of
batteries. battalions and regiments,
One OF the oddities OF these condi-
army was a Yankee. General Samuel
Cooper. adjutant and inspector gem
eral, born i'm New Jersey, stood first
in rank as general Cor as often called
Full GcneraD. pcmbcrton was In the
lieutenant general class. French and
LennoS and Bushrod Johnson. major
generals. Some OF these sealed their
devotion and allegiance to the South
with their blood.
The converse of this holds good. Tho
South gave the Federal government
Lincoln for its President. The ablcse
general officer in its service was
George III. Thomas. OF Virginia, ana
the head of Its navy, Farragut, was \
native Tennesseean. Not n few Of
hcers Of the navy were Southern born.
Anent this subject. 1t may not he
amiss to here mention. that In the Lit
erary Digest for September c, in its
Book Review" department.. appeared
ali article by George Haven Putnam,
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IInnOrfnnt Nnficc

Editor Of the Confederate Column:
Dear Sir.-i ann preparing TO write
Tho biography or nay grandfather. the
late MillcdGc Luke Bonham. United
states Congressman, Confederate Con-
gresham, war-Goveruor OF South Caro-
una ana brigadier- general in the Con-
Data II Will be OF great assistance to
nie If YOU will request such of yo,,r
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am very much Interested In your
articles, and have subscribed to the
paper for the sake OF them. am In
terested in several families--Sumrners
Crawford, Crook, Price. and especially
skinner early In Virginia. | have the,
record of Thomas skinner. coming
from Virginia to MHrylamd prior TO-
1862. settling in Dorchester County,s
Md.
of the skinner family or whore On
EnGland) they came from | will Very
much appreciate any interest you may
take ia nv ease
GERTRUDE II. SKINNER.
lThis department cannot answer in.
qurles through the mail. All replies
must he published.l
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readers AS have personal recollections
OF him OF have documents concerning
MIN to communicate with me at tho
an"S" address. Any assistance VIII be
gi"uly received and acknowledged.
Yours very sincerely.
Mll.IEllGE l.. BONlIAM. Jk..
State University. Baton Rouge, La
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Wanted

I'm autograph note or letter signed. OF
tho late General George T. Pickett. for
which good price viii TO paid. Adj
dress /. i62. care Times Dispatch
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Public clymor that hydra headed
reckless but potential force. now be-
came FESTIVE and demands were made
the Army OF the Potomac 10 something
Meade had been Ia command now nyc
months ana "opportunity' was s,in
camping with his army Under tho
pressure Of public clamor he on tho
18TH OF November '6S). put his army in
motion to swing around Lees right and
seize his roads to Richmond
I'ut the Great virginian was not
sleeping He moved out OF his camp.
TOOK UP strong position on the left
oahk OF Mint Run and invited attack.
Meade here ordered Sedrwick To as
sault Lees left and Warren to attack
his right Warren's Inspection of the
point he was 70 attack revealed "A posi-
ton too strong. lie balltcd and advised
Meade the game was not worth tho
candle" or I'm other words, the posi-
ton too strong to storm
General Lee gave Meade 1.-The oppor-
tunity" but his corps commanders adj
vised against II. 50 like THE King Of
France With his Ten thousand men.
marched up the hill and then marched
down again" and the Mine Run cam
pa.gn ended in a na9co
Other commanders who had nreced-
cd General Meade. falling to meet the
demands OF the country. or meeting
defeat at the hands OF Lee-McClellan,
Pope, Burnside Hooker-had paid the
penalty OF military Observation-Disclosures
burnside and Hooker--each had a
shorter lease OF life as commander OF
tho army, and failure having sat upon
their banners. off went their official
heads
MIR Putnams second IHlrasc-"or
never took advantage Of an opportu-
nifty comes As 4 qualifying sentence
to his FIRST proposition. still the
United states government did not fol-
low precedent and retire Meade from
command, for lie was there nine months
without results, either than GETTYSBURG
Either gratitude for gettysburg or
some strong political pull must have
been the force that retained him until
General Grant. after his promotion in
February. 1861, made the Army of the
Potomac The scene OF his personal ac-
iivities. really. though not technically
relieving General George Gordon Meade
of the command OF the Potomac Army
-SaNannah News
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lac out-nLrclIcd Lee TO tho defcnses of
Centerville behind Bull Run. and. fail
1916 TO bring him to action. Leo again
light. Don't lot the enemy escape"
Meade had called Il council OF war ear
her IN the day (the lath) and all OF his
corps commanders except two opposed
attack However, on IIallcck's insis-
tence, he determined to advance the
ext day. iut the water had rccedcd
and after waiting FOR u week for Meade
TO assume the offensive. Leo recrossed
the Potomac the might OF the 18th
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Mr. Putnam's views. therefore. do
not hold good that Meade never had an
opportunity" OF leading his army to
attack. The crossing OF the river was
not completed until p. VI Of tho !ith.
An officer with the initiative OF Lee
Jackson Hin or Hampton would GER
tanly havc pressed his enemy in the
dangerous position OF crossing a river
Of deep fords Meade did not
Lee did not vacatc the Shenandoah
Valley until July ~. Time il the most
Eitai factor in mancuvres of an army
Minutes ana sometimes an hour often
solves the problem
Both armies gravitated toward the
Rappahannock and the i,apidan But
Meade made no serious effort to inter
cept Lee. ana the summers campaign
ended where II had begun
For more than two months General
lie" awaited and invited attack from
General Meade as the armies confront
ed each other along the Rapcian Ger
tatnly in those months Mr.. Putnam
must believe General Meade must have
hau tho opportunity" to fead his army
10 the attack. General Lee. wearyinr
OF Mea les inertncss. suddenly became
active and swerving by his left, deter
mined either to bring Meade 10 bat
tie or maneuvre him out Of his posi-
ton at Culpeper Meade had tho on
retraced his steps 10 the Rapidan.
Slowly Meade followed ana again oc-
Cupied Culpepcr
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] Was much Interested in YOUR his
tory OF the Taylor family in The
Times Dispatch, but lost some OF II,
Please write me who Ann the daughter.
Of James Taylor and Mary Gregory.
married. have Il record tha, she
married George Eastman. and WAS the
mother OF Colonel Robert Eastman of
French and Indian war fame. can
get the hack numbers now? Have Won
ever published the history of the Gar
land family: u :. EASrH.,NG
EuTnpass Va
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-05-15
ToIson-Huffman

May flowers have filed the air
with their fragrance and welding
bells have rung out in cur midst
again. This time their solemn
tones have assembled happy friends
to wish Miss May Huffman happi-
ness.
wednesday evening, May IA,
1918, the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. /. Huffman was the scene OF a
beautiful wedding, when Miss
May Huffman, their attractive and
popular daughter, became the
bride of Clyde W. Tolson, a yonng
man of Miami, who having form
erly lived here is we'll known for
his integrity and high character
and has many friends in the city.
The ceremony was witnessed by
only the Immediate relatives of the
brides family and a few friends.
The parlor was prettily decor
ated with ferns and lilies.
Promptly at 1880 Mrs. 5. H. Nor
ton sounded the sweet notes of the
ever loved Mendelssohn and little
Olive Brown entered with the
ring. All eyes were turned ex-
pectantly to the door when Miss
Helen Huffman, sister of the
bride, dressed In white net over
yellow silk, entered with DR.. ".
j. Jordan, the best man. Then
the happy couple entered and
marched to the center of the room
where they, with the attendants,
formed circle facing Rev. L. X.
Woodson, who performed the
ring ceremony very impressively,
while Mrs. Morton played"Hearts
and Flowers" softly.
The bride was attired in white
silk crepe trimmed in shadow LACE
and carried handsome shower
boouet of lilies and ferns. The
bridegroom deviated from thu
conventional black in wearing &
handsome brown suit.
i After the happy couple received
the hearty congratulations OF thcll
friends the entire party was servet
with delicious refreshments. Mr.
and Mrs. Tolson were the recipi
ents of great many pretty ant
useful presents.
They will remain here till the
25th after which they will go tx
Swansboro, N. c., to visit tn
groom's mother for several weeks
then they will be at home to theil
friends in Miami, Fla, after July
LIST. "A FRIEND.
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Agnes Crosland and Rena Fine,
flower girls; Raymond Reid,
preacher.
The entertainment was under
the direction of Miss Cody who is
sent out by a lyceum association,
and it was given for the benefit of
the new Methodist church build
ing fund, the net part of 40 per
cent. derived by this fund being
about twenty dollars.