Excerpt from Chancellorsville, May 2 and 3, 1863
The motive for this paper on the battle of "Chancellorsville" is the vindication of the Third Corps from the unjust criticisms and unfair quotations compiled from the official reports, by James Beale, late of the 12th Mass. Vols., and published under the title:
"Chancellorsville: A paper read before the United Service Club of Philadelphia on Wednesday February 8, 1888."
"Second edition issued in 1892."
Also for the correction of an error in the official reports reflecting upon the men and officers of the Seventh New Jersey, which appears in the report of the Division Commander, General Joseph B. Carr.
Without making any quotations from the paper of Mr. Beale, I will refer to its unjust character in general terms.
He has apparently carefully canvassed the official reports for the sole purpose of gathering together every stricture upon the actions and conduct of individuals and organizations he could find therein, and has collated these censures in such a manner, as to impress the casual reader with the idea that the conduct of the Third Corps from its commander down to the men in the ranks was censurable, and in many cases cowardly and reprehensible.
The injustice of making isolated extracts from reports showing misconduct of individual officers and organizations and presenting them as a reflection upon a whole corps will be apparent to any reader of Mr. Beale"s article who, in connection therewith, reads the pages of this paper.
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