Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-22
Trouble Among the Military Leaders in
the SOuth-The Resignation of Genera
Wslker-Spicy Correspondence With
the Secretary of War.

the SOuth-The Resignat alton of Genera
Walker-Spicy Correspondence With
the Secretary of War.
Correspondence of the Richmond whig
To ho Editor of The Whi0:
General VIM. II. T. Walker, of Georgia, has
recently been coerced-as will appear from the
correspondence herewith send you-to retire
from the army. Having long cherished q
passionate admiration for the brilliant history
of General Walker, and an affsctionRte attach
ment for the ennobing virtues that adorn his
private character, 1 sought him, and obtsined
from him the within correspondence, which I
request you to publish. I would be glad TO ac-
company it now with such comments as l
think 1t calls for, but the hour at which am
in receipt of it precludes the indulgence of
such wish. At an early day shall ask your
permission to again attract public attention
to it.
HEAD QUARTERS EIGHTH BRIdADE,l
CAMP RESERVE, October 2, 1861.
SIR: have the honor to resign my appoint
ment as a Brigadier- General in the provisional
army, which my self respect as q gentleman,
and pride as q soldier, will not allow me any
longer to hold. was the first officer of the
old army to resign and offer my services to the
South. 1 was, in the old service, oftener
wounded than any officer In il, and as often
brtvetted for galIantry en- the field Of battle,
and left it without stain on my character as
a gentleman and soldier. / was honored by
my native State (Georgia) with the commission
of Major General of the provisional army. In
order to be in active service have been on
the Potomac several months in command of q
brigade, and nearly every mail recently has
brought me intelligence of my being over
slaughed by some young officer I ranked in
the old service, and this ia the face of an
enemy. Young men have been put over me
here who had not graduated at the West Point
Academy until after I had been wounded
several times in the service, and recommended
by no less soldier than General Taylor for
high military promotion.
Not content with putting my own country
men over me, an oficeholder General Lowell,
| from New York City, who was there under pay
| of New York when our c0untrymen were gal
lantly fighting at Manassas and elsewhere) has
been brought to the South, and made Major
| General over men "to the manor born;" and,
to cap the climax, the brigade now command
and which I have been months drilling aud
putting in proper state of discipline, is to be
taken from me, and one Of my junior colonel'
put in command of it. I leave my name with
the brigade. know Ihaye its confidence. One
would have supposed that an Executive, who
had himself been a soldier, would have scorned
to have wounded the sensibiliies of an ole
and tried soldier.
The sacred cause for which drew my sword
fight for in my native STATE; but will no
coDdescend to submit any longer to the insults
and indignities of the Executive.
have the honor to be, with high considera
ton, your most humble servant, 'r
l. VIII T. WALKER,
Brigadier. General Commanding Brigade.
To Hon. j. P. Benjamin, Secretary Of War
Richmond, Virginia. {. ,