The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-25
Correspondence BeiweeD Generals Prico
aad Hale Oh.
81. Lcvis, Jon. 20 The following ia cor.
rtspnd,nce which his taken place bet Eeen Gems.
rals Price and II,lrok
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r,ssnd,nce which h,s taken place between Gens-
ras Price and IIslc,s
uIApQr AKIrUN Missouri STATE GuAnB,l
Springfield, Jan. "a, 1889.
Gsneral-I have received mi nation lat you, %,
MAJOR General conn. ,HdinR this depart nort, have
cit - ordered ur ho~ot the arrest Of citizens In
pursuit ui ther u-ud amt peaceful ayoc,tipns, nd
that men, Ulcers ,.lt .tCs, belonging l. TAI,
army, have been tdrn Irit,ners on the X uiS,,
i-.dcr amt opuyuy,d - Font Letycnwprth. ant
such. and for mo- Other established uI,use crime,
have b'tn shot.
/. ,ou.e cs,cs, have learned that my discharged
slui'r have rctn subject 10 the same th.lg, whom
ever aud wler, YER they have shuSn trymseves ,til
that 100 others thy have brcn, uy MILITARY ,oorviou,
forced into u sctvtude uu.nuwn " International
ami civilized usage ia such cases.
have obtsiuci inform ,tou that md ais aud
p,rtos of men spc.iIy appointed AMI instructed
by ~, t. dertruy rNlfwds, CulyeftH and bridges hr
t,a,irp them up, burning, etc, hny' been arrestoi
p'l Huic ted a. general court martial tor .,lcgct
ctiur. hitch ai tho hv- NJ warfare, heretofore
c,EtiEod y the e. yi'I.d world, have regarded a'
| d., IuctIy proper AMI laval.
ave lorn,d that euah persons when tried Il
lviHed ut the offence ur uilHnce- as stated, ere
| viewed as lawful sub. r,ts iur C.pttI punishment.
Tu,sc statements c,nult hcheyc - DO correct
Butltt us Uudcr-t,hd eaah other On THIS Hullect
D. yuu intend t. continue the arrest of citizens en-
| gagged u lh,ir ordinary peaceful pursuits, aud ~
| tr'.t n ru o. trdtnfs aud rct" ~
| go, vail You make cVuhI q, with me FOR such
| ~ may CO.. vii. make 'Ir similar Clkcs
| ply,u intend t. regard meiuncrs OF this army o-
| I"r- DO. do-oIyIn, of uh Nhuuvyer and wherever
| ORGY NY ln captured or All yuu extend o. tle n
TIM tDr .t,'Jd usut 90. Iti ucts ul war uy TIE code
d. you r,snrd tho destruction u important ro,I.
| f,r tIr trsi .rs,ttituu 81 facilities FIR military par
| ,s- ,as q q legal lg.t e. brllitcreut
| D. y,u intend !, rc.,d men whom have porl
| AL, dospat hcd To- Ic-tru' u0d1, burn bridges, ia
up CONVERTS o',., u- amcnNhle To- IA yneny's C'uf
marital, ur vi you have them tod 's 'l'.'i ~ iu
proper civil authoiitlc- ncoo'ins u TIE statutes d
| tn, stiC' ts'uNdl
SrFRlSt Pace. Mar General,
| Commanding The - .ptrtmrut Of VI I~s'uri.
| Tie rl,pviu. IS G,u. IIs'c.ks irpy'
"u o." us.. frontiers 'YI ~ i, ','. CON 'l''
'i, N'' under ny c.mrnr j. -'''N"'''.
r q. , XXI u, ~ ~ pep oi'llr ref.. v.,,,.u
| ,, w. /" '''l Hunter .uinmrltlIp, H., IA VI
"' hH1sHS a. allutrtor.. ~, wv p''"i
'n, ..,'' ,'ll .ip tl't Individuals s,.r, I '.I'
1u.scrt. .i 1870. Ivy YOU t. lo-trly r,t.r,
o. lave been aI-,stoi .rI -,i '''i" 'u' burning
| ,' '.fuh Iui the alleged rr.u,ns ~ t'Hef'
| dir.Ii.rs ,,'.i .N lH" main correct y.o, b
| do. T .. l",il'-H . mon violate tie I,,s '.,
| 10y N'i b" o.. d ,nI b. found yui'ts ~ w,t
'.I'H' Hh'tu"r acting u len. y,,ur 49,. ny
I'.'"'i ni iu-tui,tiuuf Or ma '' 'i'. 'a' APP
| 80" must ba Uw ~, Geuor,l t..,
| s'Ii" 'Ah save hnu ~. .iurrt sut.. Her 'i
i, y, - 'n'hdi'rer 1l'filu bands a, ,,.' i
~, ',.' .'"T 20. var You cannot .,Ig. i,,,.,'t H.
ON ,li.Iit" '' ''' vs. illly understand clal oti.y
H. - you ''nd armed 'rsos, wearing tre ,,-,
MAJ, 'hl GUY -gtuized and enrolled M "a ~
,'' f'reL'- ." destroy railroad brides 's,-
",, we shall kin them u POSSIBLE t 80 IS
'lo ~ IL We capture them We sian tre,, - an
~ prisoners az war. '' "e"' them
lc-, u rs wei nnl ~gt,,l Nat yau lave aor, NUM-,
,e,,s yI'r sdhei"r'7 Ia the Curb Of pea OH Xxi
i, ,lS li under fab" pretensoa, tLr,u,b ,, ~, ui'
c,, erh Missouri to rob aud iestr,, rrn'
i5l .. mon mem and burn and destroy =, MI
,,i mus tndHngeriug the lives n ,S,n.I'i
,.,S ~ without military ne,essity ar rsi
No. "lN9ht"ge. Moreover, peaceful riti,sn.S
quietly work. ing on their farms. bsvo ao
l,'h'ou ~ your slnsrtries 10 take iip ,r,ns .V,
rJ,7 ana rob plumber, aRd commit arm ,n
b tney 90 NJ even net under the carb II sl,l,-,
vs,. ii'ise lretences and In the CARL ~ ~
'at g,tNI"h- You certainly will not nre,srJ h l.
men guilty q such crimes, although spsc eI mat
ghts AMI i inn, ~ YOU are entitled 70 tbe
y you do VIII You refer me 10 Si,is ,,',I oi war
M lii o. IVA, war which recognizes such clairny
nanEe OF prisohers II war. / viii Sn,Sr1 'up eN
'h You IN that sub tct ~ son AS no. - lIya'e
Z. tSighety II w 7, 1Ie recey-
mJNl-lTen. CunmAulint, p,r,r,..'