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l.ff Prevented a Duel.I heard General Moftby tell a story i duel that came near oeiug fought Jenetal Loogetreet and General A. hi) during the Virginia campaign,” Colonel Edward Angler, a great ilrer of Longslreet'ii valor. “ Mushyi/1 the colonel remarked, “the bat-)f Gaines Mills was fought and won os t exclusively by l.ongntreet’8 rgia soidieiH. A paper published ticbmoud, called the Richmond Ex-/or, printed a veiv extensive du-ntion *t the battle, but gave all the lit to General A. P. Hill, who was i in the tight. The paper gave the ►rgia general and the Georgia sol-s no praise at all. Hongstreet’a ad-int called his attention to it with ernent protest. The men were all erod that after winning *»ncb a liard-ght battle they should be robbed of r rightful claim to victory. Long-et ordered his adjutant to reply to it daily in the same paper, which he General Hill wrote to And out i bad stamped his account of Hie lie as false, and Longstroct, aome-it provoked, wrote on the hack of 1*8 letter time he himself did it. s, with the manner in which it was bu, caused Hill to send a challenge Longstreet, which Lee’s old war* sc was *juick to accej t. Everything i being arranged for the tight when icral Lee heard of it, and rushed in »n the scene and ordered Longatreet lesist or lie would tend him from the .y Longstreet said he could not bdraw his acceptance of the chal-ge uutii the challenge was with-wn. Jiy interference tlie challenge i withdrawn and the duel declared According to Mosby’s account, ho two galluut leaders come very ir shooting each other.’’—irlt;c$7i»i'/-rost.of New V war to turi of danger, the breast zen whereor whalevbeen. It counts. 1 spirit, anil have counand these 'CincinnatiCourrYou can stunt brav soldier, bumoment h;He may ei enthusiasn lighting b like the something It will fai need It me during thethis. Thecom puny v were kuov side, and i gel to thebrave fellc urge hits n couroging serious on moment t from the r They Keptcourngerui who. with them nob the brow • bu scon iu realizing t trons, tool out in a that turns hi* tracks.enabled I
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The Vermont Watchman
Montpelier, Vermont, US
Wed, Aug 08, 1894
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