The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-08-01
Our Military Correspondence.
FROM THE SECOND OHIO CAVALRY
CAMr ON FLAT Rock CREEK, lndior

Territory, July llth, 1869. }
The two Brgades under command Of Acting
| Generals Wier and Solomon, comprising the
great Indian Expedition, are slowly advancing
into the Indian country and are within one days
march OF Fort Gibson. The lst Brigade Ge n
| Wier. consists ol the 9th and 9Th Kansas Cavalry
10th Kansas Infantry and Capt Aliens Battery:
] The I'd Bligade Gen. Solomon, contains the "a
Ohio Cavalry, 9Th Wisconsin (German) Infantry,
2d Indian Infantry, LIST Indian Cavalry and
Rnbbs Indiana Battery. The above commands
marched from their various encampments on or
about the 81 Of June, under command OF Ast.
Cen Doubleday, to concentrate OF BAKER
Springs, near Spring River. where most oil mem
arrived within the following week, and were rap
idly being formed into brigades. when the order
came Tor the General to transfer ms SoILnanu
TO General Wier. On the morning OF the ar
! rival o. the above order, an expedition was
marching against the commands OF Colonels
Coffee and Stanworthy, who were encamped on
Grand River, 40 miles distant from cur eneamp-
ment Placing himself at the head OF the column,
I the General led US forced march to their place
| OF encampment where we arrived the same even
! ing, and nj once attacked the enemy. routing
them from their camp, from whence they He'd,
leaving some 1900 head Of horses, mules, cattle,
camp equpage, etc, and taking come fifty pris.
oners. Alter an absence of five days, we arrived
at our old camp, when General Doubleday trans
ierred mis- command TO kis successor, und, pro.
ceeding to Leovenworth, resigned command OF his
Regiment. and has returned home.
The removal Of Gen. Doubleday caused cou.
siderable feeling throughout the I'd Ohio Cavolry.
The men had every confidence in his integrity
and ability to command Cool and collected in
the hour Of danger, kind and generous to the men
in camp, he was us rendy and willing TO correct
the wrong done the men by the petty tyrants in
command, as he was sure TO punish any neglect
ol duty by the men. He had labored hard and
almost incessanty TO get his Brigade in the field ,
and, when al was ready, or at tenst nearly ready,
he was cooy requested o turn his command over
! 10 Gen. Weir
| Gen Weir has n somewhat interesting history.
"At an early age" 10 use the words OF ON old
squntter, 'he was considered the best Judge OF
whiskey in our parts. lie was also strictly
honest so honest, n lnct, that, whenever he saw
any OF his neighbors' property living around loose, ,
he would take possession of ii himself, Tor fear
some scoundrel would steal II. Al later pc.
rod, he improved upon the principles engrnlied in
his youthful blood, aud was soon known as one
OF The sharpest men among the shnTpeis OF Kan.
sas, Mingling in the poll ic1l broiIS aud bleeding
| shrieks OF Kansas, he soon rose high IN the po-
| llticnl circle, always being iound where money
was the most plenty The present war elevated
! him to the rank Of Colonel in the army, and he
soon became The God of Kunsns, not for his yir.
tues but for his vices, The present Indian Ex-
pedllion being mainly a Kansas specuI anon Col.
Weir was kept in readiness 10 take command. as
soon as n better officer could get the expedition
in condition to move. His actions since he has
ha d command keep remo rknbly even pace with
his former history. lie has been heard to So
heavy nrovision .rnin tbot iii ,bo sold;or
wnn,sd yos Ii,,,e nar,bed corn no"ndeJ ana
nnt in bis aon,aa, q, a,or; ~ ,Sa ,ppyu;o ,hat
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