...nded, and half his brigade perished with him. All this is pure invention. No such occurrence as is here related took place. There is not a particle of truth in it. No order was given to me by General Birney . None was received by me through any one from General Sickles. I did not see or hear from General Zook. I did not meet him in any way. I did not know he was there, and the article above referre...