New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-23
THE TROUBLES IN TIE SICKELS
BRIGADE.
To tie Editor Of Tie N. y. Tribune.

To tie Editor c} Tie N. j. Tribune
SlR wish to offer my mite Of etiniony IN eorToto-
ration of your assertion that there is trouble IN this
brigade You may rely upon it that the whole affair
bas been mismanased from beginning to end, and, In
fact il Little better than great swind!o How hr.
Sicles and his officers have been able TO impose on
Government and draw rations for three or four thou.
sand mer, am at loss TO imagine. The accounts in
your paper have themselves tended to mislesd the pub
lie both as 10 the official character Of tie brigade and
the magnitude Of the camp At ret, you stated that
Major Williamson OF the U S. Army bad been ordered
by the War Department 10 make grand en,ren(hed
camp Of 10000 acres a. echocl Tor 4O,oVv recruus
and last week you said that there were coo tents
pitched in the camp, and 1865 men drawing ra-
tions Where you got this information L cannot
imagine for IL is in every respect Wide OF
the truth In the hIst place; ihis na ,nsmson Top
hiss Ae sry official Communication whatever w1 hs 81 Do
% n n. i1S sS IS. sh"Sss he ssd to have been sTd
In come snbusc.m IN South Ansrea few year, since A'
csj se plan which Is not 20 be found u az, r1an1
ye paes5sd he cOan sP:y.s ss s5a s1 ss1
sdocio mas 81 sused Of the Brde. In resSd 70
there being 90 s's ,sD , rs e y 49, inclusive Of
he officers marqn ths large circus ten He ewes! v,h! ae
II. Of ta, Brigade placed in bo.er hn Il; aad
shs. very speedily We viii DIN in,o such eoa'''" 'a ''
Ths dos no, seem e bs any ors.Io at s e
somP. ssns sysIy dsy y nO' S5 G 20 .e 90
psvdaaiy er COLLECTIVELY Whenever hoy choose and tsk h
ws ssd .i sss: a. ;; ssy I as yb, Il IA ss
Houssl" &c Hie big Cattle show One To- on M P,|
i9asa IaSs .bsui s n Ss Goa. he oaa a: iaoT
Ss,h.r n wa, worth wAile' Senes stsoned, br ot
.ds by sons txenty yards the sh. or M always gain
entrance ,ers from the camp 1he stitr say ioe!
nsn ,t sins any satbuity although there good sny
osr n5t;ns On ain ,hsy DO have iny orders for
promai.s,ien. Dan wiIian.Oni. i. % Oh iatopEh
An
who conversation with M sichea toiy ,A IepSIs
the men must pai :ay unt CC9se. snssi' ts' ,he
heyo1Gss 1s' ss,ss, r der pIy ca hs dine q their
enlistment Immediately ai.ei C9is necs AIo.nl oi,o s
Bxai ss.in September that they cosld dI and
learn uii 9cA At Camp Scott .s'ny where ssa !heis
Lsya hr6:Sa the S.se sa en- vS ~H's sr aSs wt
she dspepds Gene TO the ~. -
.sSeiySs % G s I e %Ss &c sssd @ H told
a.: , no %S e & G. ps.sd 4sss zee g.
woaa Pr.besy fll through She got no n'o money and
T6s Of tdsy go si ~; fTs th;:. z ls.S rye
1onSr Of %SsS. pl5sn as CONS from DO no.
bat i. nei,hGr hs State General Government Bum
n,,. iaS ssss easy ar. and 1y viii lie Uni
ted ssos ssice Thi. cs.p Of eais IhSIo TdIy ~.
&c % q .ne. Ssy They sis Slowed to wss their oo,hns Ii
tho same trough which used 70 oloar the da'' 1a eS9ns
Ccs,p sesi,. Juns IL. 1901
lin reply 10 our correspondent, can only gay that
every item of information respecting the sicles
Prieade and Camp Sect, which he's appeared in The
TRIpusn, has been derived by our reporters direct
from Mr.. Williamson, Mr. Sickes, aud the most promi'
nent oficeru at the Camp and a; llead4larters The
statements in our recent s>ticio rosleoiing the
number Of tents the number OF raen IN camp ard the
quantities of provision, farnsbed by NM Baton were
given to our reporter by tlo Bigado-AdiH'ant, and
bcok-k eePer. Ed iEiS'l