Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-04


Fcrcd, and were fit for duty In fact, with
Two or three exccptions,) Inevcr found it ne
ccssary to give medicine more than one or
two days. Those that followed the deple-
ting plan literally reduced their patients to
deaths door, before they suffered them to re-
cover BY this method, to say the least OF
1t, you will always keep an oyer proportion
Oh the sick list. appeal to your own OBJ
strvation to say if there did not appear more
pale and wan countcnanccs IN the two other
regiments than Ill mine, and, If so, then give
Justice far play, and say ;ha, it originated in
inc treatment Of the sick ''----Thc fore
going extract accounts for the feelings Of
DIR. iiogg towards me i'll order to uphold his
''Ocnctactor.
LII the fall of the year 1878 the old vol,rn-
their engagements, and every man required
10 bo at his post; but the ,tacctious DIR. Hong
was mlsslng-( whether he thought there
were no rock oratts, vaults or cellars in an In
dian country, cannot say) and DR. Shelby
filled his place. Near the Ten Islands Of
Coosa, Gen. Coffee was detached with his
two Regiments, on an expedition against tho
town oil Talussatchc". With this dctach-
n1ent DIR. Fore and myself were the only
Surgeons. will here remark that on the
18th inst saw Uriah S. Cummings. ESQ at
hlurtlccsboro', the present Sheriff Of Rather
lord county Mr.. Cummings stated in the
presence OF Felix Grundy, Esq. and many
othcrS, THAT he saw me at the battle Of Tai
lussatchec III the retreat with Captain Ham
mond's Rangers, who had brought on the
action; and when had rode up near to hun,
J. remarked that it was d.; hot work fer
SO lew men to fight so many Indians,-and
yet this gentleman declined giving me GER
ilficate of the fact, fearful of the influence of
The DGgon of Tennessee. So also have a
number of other officers aud men, who ac
knowledge they saw me doing my duty, both
at that place and Taladega. Notwithstand-
ing all the difficulties have encountered in
consequence OF this ScrpIe and Sycothqufic
spirit, have obtained proof sufficient TO give
Ihe he direct to my not being in any OF your
Indian battles. On the same evening sd
Novcmbcf 1880 the detachment re-crossecI
me Coosa, and cncamped with the main ar
iay at Camp Strother. On the next day,
Drs. Shelby, Fcarn and myself, were direct
ed to consult on the propriety OF cutting off
the leg OF DR.. Thompson, who had been
wounded i'll the knsc. Gen. Jackson was
present, and manifested his wish that arnpu-
fation should take place. and of this opinion
was also DIR. Shelby, but Dr. Fearn and nv
self opposed it, and the man was permitted
TO get well with his leg on. At this time
you say DIR. Shelby was man of established
celebrity. In my letter to you Of 7theNo-
'emocr, 1913, l think have accorded 20
t'le Doctor all the merit he could ask. (nnd
ROW feel no wish to dctract from itl-bnt to
say that al that time he was Of established
celebrity, is absolute nonsense This WIS
Inc second time had dared to think for INV
sen In opposition to your viii; and the con,
sequence was, that on the 9Th Eoycmirr
1913, DIR. Shelby was declared in Il general
order vested with the control and rcrllationz
Of the rnedica! department. 10 this procoo-
ding could not submit, and tho following
was the result:
CAMr S71soTaEE riov. Tlh, 1915.
hisJor ten. Andrew Jackson, commanding the ex
rediiiou INTO TIC Geek nation
S:j: II IS with extreme regret Lat fra ,y..;f.,-,
PEELED 10 adopt resolution that lay possibJy 10 some
"Ppear improper especially this time when the army
- III expectation OF more battles. Ny intimate -
!'''"ahces fno" thh' have a"ay don, every thing
~ my power Doth at home and the afn,, for The
snCceSs and welfare OF THIS detachment r5s ors or
nc 'Hfes Surgeons "ho were appointed to attend the
oefen' feginonts when you descended the NIissssp.
g 'or lie defence o the lower coun;ry i'hose ,L,c.
regiments still in service; tLc o,tc, r,,o I,a, Nv
Shea ana others have been appointed in der MA.
% WIS" c9ia' ara impartial justice, and il has
'er" general rule IN cur army, that The Officers
enuiu rise agreeably 10 date Of cOIntns ian or he
election, hut ~ The appointment of = EIns,,,aI e,-
hc""eF these rules has heen followed. Dr. ShcI6y JIG
fpno,ra, wa" i'!ed the place Of Dr.. Hog acknow
"ss "a' my experience IN Surgery las been con
'"c"'Jr''e "iti ny wishes, aGd was there ,l,, !
c'A OF established celebrity aud erninence and nc of
'neF'" staining, appointed over me, Should chez
,'''S remain ~ Ny present suation:--but agreeable
10 military rule think, that unless spc! a., o,D,in.
Iisnt bad been n'aJs my prcteusiops were nrajshI
aoy piherj and 10 continue would be- dcrrrdaii,,
% npt "'s to be understood in The least 10 dc,roc
%, o'e ncu'ca skili OF Dr. Shelby any OF Tie OBJ
or Surgeons All claim Is an cGn.i;,, ,,;,i 80.
."e"' aud Hsn, preference The promotion. II,
sgnirnent IN 'rf,'ch hciony. there IS no. nn nj H.
'e" OF ""er SiaH Officers. '.lo have not been pro
ooed - least one grade. And shall continue IN 60.
'''e "ben young Surgeon is promoted over reo
l 81 "'n'hg 10 serve my country rs any oiber NJ,
wv "''h 70 contend iol ms right. For these consida
Eeon to the Regiment Ten Vol i'avaiTy, con,n,,ndI
= "'''" H''oo'G' Yours, Sc.
JAS. l.. ARMSTRONG.
H"mP near Ten EA1aH9, IN .I1y 1917