The daily union., 1852-10-06
LOUISVILLE, Ken,uckv,
January iy. 1915

My GENERAL, AgreeabIy 10 NV pro,oise / enclo.
you copy Of letter addressed The Hon M Phelps j
The Commute Pensions in the Senate in answer 10 lei
Tor from him making inquiries your services ia IN
late also enclose you in the form OF memolr ~
spsuact rom my llutna Ike during the campaign on ht
Niagara In 1874 which, though full as / could have
V devote more time 10 the subject, er myself viii be
satisfactory TO you, from ihe fact that notices your ADM
b,eb q, OhPpews In The precise language il
conPanee with your request give yon In few words
a. possible an account Of what occaned between
iehn Leavenworth and myself, when IL ascertaned
hat General Scott had e for Europe without having re-
Poleu .hs movements and operations of his brigade
"huy Lane, or taken any Justice
done 10 those who commanded the regiments Which com
posed The action Of Congress on he snbec, ~ ~ ~
hs 'he several Officers who acknowledged by the
government and tile country have ihem-
selves, when known 10 u.s. was exr.meIv mor,itvna =, ny
~ e Perhaps the more keeny the adopted by
congress towards from the fact thai General Brow,
with Generals Scott aud Porter, and Colonel Mier np
an u whom medals and The thanks Of the nation had
Wfoie 10 me IN relation the neglect aud nj Istjce
with which we had. in his opinion, bssn tieatad
ourselves rished He Insisted that we were ali emf
had ad 20 as nach as any except General Brown. who
On your own responsibility. and without orders from
any one, made decided movement at Chippewa and
haa rallied the portion of the brigade that first broke al
iAuhuys Lane Leavenwofth had, at the latter place,
rallied the fragments OF the brigade, formed and broup hi
long but adsese uaor 6ess paced BY The head
oul avn me as wei, as thai othe enemy, had broken
al Chippewa. aud had adopted and carried OUT on nv
own responsibility, series OF movements and manavres
Rail- made him several OF his officers ara
Gheckca the movements OF Gen DrummoDds division and
kept i our Of action until Gen Brown reached The field
WIN ror'es ana tipeys brgades, by which Gen Scott
was saved from disastrous defeat What you and Leaven-
worth had done was not noticed ALL But Gen Brown
ms report 80 TAR as concerned ALL Levenwort blamed
Gen Scott and so far related ali but me- he blamed
General Blown. When Leavenworlh wrote 10 me Gen
Scott was In Europe His omission report the
Of his brigade ascbed accident nadvertence not
q tpnv halls I,
he would voluntarily do us full Justice on his return
declined when called upon by Leavenworh 10 unite with
you ana MN In asking justice at The hands of General
oco alter MS return in taking any 10 bring
The matter to the notice OF Congress because felt Ihat
had contributed fully much General had to the
brilliant victories achieved the Niagara frontier and
much more than Of those on whom The legislature
had avshed the highest honos OF the county and could
not consistently with proper self epecI suppliant
for that which had fairly won-neher did believe that
either Of you could. Besides believed las expressed
myself ia my letter to Leavenworth the tme) ina, no
national distinction possessing which was not
spontaneously bestowed, in with the public
voice, General Scott bound as a man OF honor To
place all fairly before the and the country
had entire confidence that he would do SO You and
Leavenworih doubtedtime. that tests all thngx has
SHOWN which was right No report believe. 6a, Vet
been made by General Scott. General Brown abonf |
week before his DEATH declared thar Gener. Sc OFT
had not up TO that ne furnished him with any account
of the operations OF his brigade Lundys Lane and as
signed hat as reason for not mentioning you. Brady
and leavenwoHh He added thar he reported nothing Ia
relation TO me but what passed under his eye have
made inquiry OF The Representatives OF Gen Brown ana
answer is, that of Gen Scott In relation to the
operations of his brigade Lundys ane be found
70 explain how, owing, h does, his brilliant
% our exerons more than his own, committed the
injustice OF remaining SO long silent.
Pressed for me aud separated from moo, my papers
nave not been abe 70 answer your inquiries as tny per
return 10 Washington, will answer more in detail.
la the mean time, remain, most cordially, yours
Cen JOHN McNgIL, late OF The army Boston, Massachu-
sets.