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There Is no evidence 1n either Mr Bldjyood’s 01 Mr. Easly's article*? proving that General Pickett led »»r fallowed hi* division in the charge to the Anglo at ClettyHhurg, (,r cvmi to theBmmr-ttKhtirK Koad (the latter, an 1 understand. wns out of reach of the 4-m-niya muskets and only m© yardsfrom whlt;: •* h** formed hie lino of bat tie wrat of that roadi. Colonel Venable • knew that r;. neral Pickett wan in command of the division-' in forming tht line N**r i ■» t mi-re proof of Colonel Venable's 1«-Iter being incorrect. Colonel Venable would not have dictated or permitted an erroneous or false statement. the handwriting being evidently that ..f a lady, it speaks for Itself as follows;-Charlor* svlll-, V,v, March 22. le!*9. •Tuar SirV«'ir biter received.My health Is not e*|unl to the re. cnrdtulattng and recalling of th«* ♦vents of the war, I will say all honor ran he given to Pickett's Brigade, al-Ubugh the General was not with it. / cke'.fs and Pettigrew's Brigade met imult.irieotisly «t the brow of the hill it G* Ttyrlmry. Pettigrew wan w. 11 to the front leading hie men.Jteepectf ally,CHARbKS VKNAPIdl.••per M.“Picked Itcmnlncd Behind.'•In the North Carolina Review, Judge AVnlter Clark, Chief dust: r nf North Carollr.nj says; **PSrkett himself n*-.•••* crossed th* Kaim*ut .*burg Itoad, while f’ettlgrew went forward and was tK Minded near the aval!, and Gen rolAi.ntsTrart was kill'* just beyond it Captain tj Young. ••f Charleston. .lt; , at the tlm*- :«tde-dtt-rampon Oenern.1 p. t tlgr**w stuff, enva: General Plc!-»tt did not Ilt;• a/l tils rn*-n etc. I also r.'i'ite from the W'-.irnrr *•-ton i.V. C. j M« «.-ncer; refer toth*' third da*. ,a: Get’y.shtl ir s lt;? *onngaln t*eau«- of a letter she reached is on Monday postmark.- 1 “Ch.fr |r«=*. -n. ‘A c. April 9th It romes from a roller ''ho did I! •* }o»i 'Tig to either P-'t-prew's or Picket t ■•.■mrrt.uid He •Hen. a no he «« dearly a man of jcatlon a n ii fa . rr.«-s *
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Richmond Times Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia, US
Sun, May 18, 1913
Page 12
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