The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-05
COMMUNICATIONS.
To the Editor Of The Unton;
Captain John A. Rogers Of tho 2Ath Regiment OF
Infantry, Sst(u0 OH A.

Infantry, atlas Colonel John A. Rogers.
iva. mine and ha. been slave 70 o ,housaais
But he that hiches from me my good name,
And makes poor indeed"
Being an obscure individual and not having appeared
in public paper for 80 years. Except 10 years TO adj
vertse for my trunk robbed from the boot of the mail
stage Fredericksburg, Virginia. and attempting
to address the public through the columns OF news.
paper, must ask indulgence for any informally OF want
of etiquette, in the following communication
However unwilling am TO appear before the pubic OF
be made target to be shot at py every sefooer yer
have been most intimate with Tor AZ years. ana win
whom served in the late war with Great Britain baseiy
sandered by a man who OF all Others can know, al the
most but very little of him, and whose statements, or the
mass OF them are utterly false and without foundation,
as is susceptible of proof which shall be gwen
This celebrated champion rs now lying SICK under me
same roof with me. and II is doubtful whether he will
ever recover but sick he he transported OF nights to
make speeches in this city, Georgetown nc ana which
speechesor at least the delivered by him at the wing
meeting in this pacehas been published IN handful fom
and without signature or any clew to learn where the
SANDER published, and is cautiously withheld from
those differing in politics with them, and, told, has
been frank ed by the gentlemen al the head oil this vocation
the initiated (such the mode OF eleoioneerng to the
number Of $4,000, and 100000 copies, and held
as suppose, in reserve. to be opened and promulgated
in the interior election districts throughout the United
States Immediately before the election, and when 1t rs
hoped il will be too late to refute the same.
With much difficulty got possession OF one OF those
celebrated handbls and hence the determination TO re-
ply to it, and expose to the public the base and infamous
ISLANDERS OF this BOmbaes FriO0, the celebrated Jno A
Rogers, late captain of the oath regiment OF infantry who
when he does happen to tell the truth, tells il in such man
ner, by concealing Withholding part, as to con-
the party intended to be injured whereas by telling the
whole truth there would be found no charge against hun
| now proceed to take extracts from his celebrated
speech and shall controvet and show their fasehoos
not from my own bare assertions, but from the records
and statements OF living witnesses.
The statements from the records will only be referred
20 where they be and the truth alsehood OF
| my statements be established. He says:
81 was appointed captain before the emen of
the war OF 1872 OF the 2lh regiment OF Infantry and aided
in raising and organizing the regiment in Tennessee
SIN the winter OF 1872 ordered TO Fort Mas
ed join the nohw army under Gen. Harrison On
arrival advised that Col Cass, then on parole
while Gen Chen Capt) Taylor was in command Fort
HARRISON defending the frontier from the nroads of the In
dams"
Now, to this quotation and expose its false
hood 1 state that the war was declared the nth
| of June 1912, and that Capt John A. Rogers, of the
oath regiment OF infantry, was appointed on the 9th OF
july 1872 as will appear by the Army Register OF that
day-hus being appointed captain nineteen days after
the commencement OF the war; instead OF before IT, as
stated by him. that Col Cass left Cleveland, Ohio by
order OF Col Macarthur, the then commander OF the
northwestern army in the absence of Gen. Hull and COM
the 25th of August, 1912 and that Col Cass. after ~
ing sick at Washington for some time, reached home in
Muskingum county, Ohio, in my immediate neighbour
hood time in the latter part of October or Novem-
Der, 1872 Yet this truthlovng John A. Rogers states
that when he joined the army under Gen Harrison, Col
Cass then parole at Washington, writing down
Gen Hull!
To show the fasity Of the latter part of this quotation
refer to the accompanying letter OF Gen Jesup, showing
when this 9th regiment joined Gen. Harr and when
Colonels Macarthur, Cass, &c. were exchanged.
Again this redoubtable champion says that SIN the
summer, when Cass first made his appearance at Fort
Seneca, commanding one of the l2-months regiments,
still parole, l was informed shortly afterwards he
exchanged and appointed brigader general, along
with Gen. Macarthur, al Fort Seneca"
| Seen Macarthur who had the confidence OF Gen.
Harrison, ordered to take command at Fort Megs,
while Col Croghan was to take command at Lower San
| dusky."
| This is the next quotation. Now for its falsehood
Thus Generals Cass and Macarthur who represented
colonies andprsones of war parole, were appoint
ed brgader generals Fort Seneca per this mans
ment. Now will be seen, by the Army Register that
Colonies Cass and Macarthur appointed brigader
generals onithe 18th of March, 1913 yet this hero, Col
John A. Rogers, states that Col Cass made his first APP
pearance at Seneca in the summer of 1913, commanding
one of the 12-months regiments although shown by
ord have been appointed brgader general on the 10Th OF
Further, as to the three regiments of twelve months
men-and there but hree-to wit the Goth, 27th,
and 25th; The same Army Register will show that Thos.
B. Van Horn Lieutenant colonel of the Goth, there
being colonel; George PAUL colonel of the 9th
and Thomas Dye Owner of the 2sh and all appointed on
the goth of June, 1913. Yet this truthful man makes
General Cass, in the latter part of July August Qor
they did not reach Seneca sooner0 colonel Of one Of
those regiments. Again, he says General Macarthur,
who had the confidence of General Harrison, ordered
to take command of Fort Megs and Colonel Croghan of
Lower Sandusky. AS to Croghan, he not colonel,
but major only, and had not more than half the
Lower Sandusky beforeGeneral Cass reached Seneca
With respect to the charge that General Harrison had
no confidence in General Cass, and appointed him
to any command, would here ask where there a
generals command ordered sent, from the time OF
sembng Seneca, until General Harrison descended the
lake with his disposabe force, and left this whom
he had confidence and whom he would not trust out of
his sight, in command of the entire territory both the
Michigan and Canadian sides, and appointed him acting
governor of Michigan; and this appointment was con-
ferred on the man in whom he had confidence, and
would not out of his sight, and whom he would
trust with the command of any outpost For the truth Of
this, see Gen. Jesup's letter accompanying.
With respect 10 this mans remarks relative TO General
4 Cass, until he revers TO Hu's campaign there little
as commanding the 2ith regiment of infantry, from the
time of landing the Canada shore until they arrived
opposite and crossed to Detroit will not say is
So only say that there six officers older
in rank than this to w.t. colonel, Lieutenant COLO
mel, two majors, and Captains Holmes and Grey and
does passing strange that in time OF and when
the regiment had landed the Canada shore order of
battle, where expected battle would be fought,
that neither of those officers senior rank TO this
and OF the same regiment, present TO command.
Again he comments upon the blankets and clothing OF
Gen Casss Brigade and of Balls squadron being left be-
hind Putin Bay island Why did This tell the
true cause to wit: for the want of transportation But
there three regiments (26th, 27h and 2Sth) and
Balls squadron this situation, and this latter squadron
part of Casss brigade hence appears others
neglected their duty well as Gen Cass. But would
respectfully ask every intelligent will not at once
that where the entire baggage of brigade is thus left
behind, II must be from other cause than neglect,
as the soldier Immediately march, carries his all
with him in his knapsack to wit his clothing and ban-
ket and that those soldiers would each of them have had
his knapsack on his back, had he not been prohibited
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