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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The lost Dispatch—Letter from General D. H. Hill. (search)
The lost Dispatch—Letter from General D. H. Hill. Macon, Georgia, January 22d, 1885. Rev. J. William Jones, Secretary Southern Historical Society: Dear sir,—Permit me a brief reply to a portion of the able and eloquent address of General Bradley T. Johnson, which appears in the last number of the Historical Society papers. In reference to a dispatch from General Lee to myself, which fell into General McClellan's hands, General Johnson says: The Count of Paris states that it was picked up from the corner of a table in the house, which had served as the headquarters of the Confederate General D. H. Hill. A story current in Frederick is that General Hill sat for some time at the corner of Market and Patrick streets, inspecting the march of his column as it moved by, and was observed to drop a paper from his pocket, which was picked up as soon as he left, and delivered to McClellan on his arrival on the 13th. The two stories do not harmonize very well, and to them might b