, 1862-09-13
THE CH HAIftsF:S its ts4ENST GENEk Al
HlcDUN Eli.

Tl. following, is an ACCURATE copy OF I letter
Writ en- by Col. Brodilead of the Ist MlcaiE Ill
cavalry. IN the battlt1i,13 near Ccn1reyil, /
Va. in his last moments, to his brother anl !
sister:
DEAE brother >Sp SISTER: I am pass
iu4 now from rarth but seAl you love from !?
NY dy1rS couch.
For all your love and Kindness you vii be !
rewarded l Lave fought lnAufuiIy, and n'x
die 1rarl4 ssly. l a!n 0be Of 1ae victims Q:
pu!t's iInht clltv and 5ivDuTei's treas u.
Tell tie president wculd lie save the c,un-
try. he must LOT give our 1alioTtd ilA5 to
such hands.
But the old flag will triumph yet. The
soldiers viii rigid its tods, polluted by iu-
lccllity and treason. Ju L, you . 9t dug
to Your country. Write; show up Pores
i1l4lce5tity aud N"Do@ clIs inilms, and scr'l
tlcm from places where they can &H:i brave
iii to :lss ured destruction.
/ lad hoped tu live longer, but die Mi Isl
tlr ring aid claEEOr ot battle, as l would
wish.
F;rcxcll. To you and to tue NOZZLE officers
Of lily regiment conllc wiic aud cnil1rtn.
TNuN>yuN.
The above was addressed hE Col. Taprlto!:
F. !:7t:th:.ad, 1st Mich;5.n cvs'ry, When
trutn VILE, Saturday, August :p, 10 h!s
l1oiarr, Joiin II, BTodhead, and wife, Wash
Iuet&u city. 1t WAS written within the con
3tdtTa1e l1'' :, in Icncil Upon lis:ce vi dis
c.]rrea Ta!tE, apparently torn from au OLD
account bunk, ::iul WAS s:al..sd here and there
HitL u.t}ns Ct :..,,s. L iruin The mort IL wJuuas
in his lett br.ast.
GEN, 81 M'in'wElI'~ LETTER tn TIE PRESIDENT.
NEW I"EN, S.rt. 12.-Tte t,llo~ing is the
lett, / Ct Gen. Mcdowell Geullrdin:, Of tie
pre-. Gcllt Il thorough Investigation d the ac-
cusa1ieu Of Col. Br::dllead:
WAsu1saroS, Sep. l2, 1861.
To His Eace!:tn2y, the President:
have t.ca informed by senator tnat lie
: has Scen Bute in pencil written ty Il col lauci
i in cavalry, Eiortaly wounded in the recent
batti.s, stating a;no1l-, o:hcr rausls, that he
!. VAS dxin. ga victim to M:Do wells trcach
. er1," and that his Lust request WAS that thi:
n ,ttr he shown to Son. YhH tue co}oacl be
i Leyvd this clarsc, aud felt that his list az
:; on earth was sruat public servi.c, there cl:
:. br M o,estion THIS sol.,na aecn* A:ioi
j. t1onl the grave Of gallant ollls:r, who dice
>; for bis country, is entitled to great consld
-, elstior. and frel calltd upon 10 meet
y as we'll as 80 general i charge from on
: no longer able to support it eau be MET.
H. tleftfsre beg you to PLEASE cause Court t
G. be instituted for its inve stigItion, and in tn
IS absence Of any knowledge whatever as to I'll
l. particular act or acts, ti;ae, or pl1ce. OF SET
- u, view, I have to ask that the inquiry be viii
- out Limitation, and be upon any point au
~ every subject which may IN any way oe SUI
nc poEtd to have led to his belief; that It 1uly
" l'lccttu W my Huele cCuduEt Us I sSutTal W
cs. cer, either under another, or whilst in o sep
IE rate command: whether matters Of admin
RS 11atlon or command; to ny correspond
80. enee With any Of the enem5's commau
'e' ers or with any one within the enemy
to lines; to my conduct or the ro1it
II: pursued By nc towards the iuaabitau:s u
cd. the country occupied By our troops, vii
Id reference to themselves or tAcir p!oper;1
49, and farther, to any imputa,ions Of indirs
'eo treache1y or dis1oyaity to the nation, or a,
:he individual having, like myself, au importa
hut trust, whetherI have or have not been ii;
full as . subordinate to those placed over n
given them hearty, and to the bess OF my ,
). pacity, al1 the support in my power, q
,ar whether have or have not tailed throu
'~'' unworthy or pzrsonal motives to go to the
Of OF send reiutorcements to my brother co
msnders.
That this subject Of my alleged trca cherry
! disIcyalty will be fully inquired into,
ine that all officers, soldiers or civilians who ka
;7e or thirk they know of any act Of mine IL
Ne to the Charge in question, be allowed a3d
ap- vited to make it known to the CONT. j
lor bt-s. that The proceedings Of the court N "
open and free 70 the press from day to day.
~ Very respectfully, ycE7 n5ed,Sns servant
~ I!zw1N alc:'lwE:I,
les. Colnd'g Sd Army C5rps, arIy cf Y: