New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-23
THE CHARGES AGAINST GEN. Mitchell

TESTIMONY or COL. NORTON.
Tie following is an abstract Of the testimony o.
Col. Norton Of the Twenty iirst Ohio Regiment be-
fore tho COMMITTEE on the Conduct Of the War, in
reference to Gen. Mitchell:
Gel j. g. Norton Twenty Ohio Volunteers submitted
the following brief statement rssrd te conduct OF tho
officers and soldiers nlde the eounsnd OF Gen michel ol
tie Third division vi tbs Amy Of The Ohi- IN North Ala
claim in The sn, place that Gen. Mitchell took
o. cotton iu rebel fufcaion. and sod t. cotton for
per poufd to BY ie uSne Of Gar. hen
he olcrcd sev.n cent. rep nnS by nan named us
claim eo he gave this lark sud MS ss.oc'a"f
the exclusive privilege Of tr.n'pons eo;'on oo'ein,'
wagons from liant. Vile and ATKINS 10 pom, on the Tei-
road OF roads ieadhg to Nashville that hr would Ieni'
ese 20 tHe teams OF transport COTTON oS th,
have statement here swOIu 10 by man nstn"h ~
! S.Fon vlio IN the employ 81 tie Gvvernment-a anal
sgont between Han,vs and R.ynolds s,son OF t'e raj
oAdof c1nseusinu In which CLARK odd tla D. g. ms
cot on throus by segbt of hand thai It cot him notb"s 20
get thTo.,h IN ~ sSH, ,od n'S'f . G.n Me
,o O. him that he nude In co,top throus" IN,
-onnlaw North Aebsm. His 'onn...w vas there sed
"a. to him b. the General That orh law VA
20 be connected with M Clara l. hose cotton
0Hac.ns would 20 spPes Tom us MS"ri' c sst On
througn hi % in-sw. -
chtgt Col Tucn, and the oh;-r, ard soldiers under his
crustd With having committed outSgcs ard de- de ions
apon people Of LIuesOne County and 'o county wet 10
10 uscunbe contrary to the printed cfdr' OF "n huell
r Toe gvcbnent Of III. srny under Ia command hat
fey have bofri nul bacon eo al iodd.i nom
the ahaoisnt wnovt Iec-ipti"g 'n.'iof or sl,s sny
homes tatrn from ihrn lsdes' wrnfng sips.l' griNr
meas clothing, aud have brese" furnnl" 40 wHdo"s
Iren locks of dawes aud destroyed hing In aud
about 70 preniises charge tErm VITA mon ing hI
upon tcrysn, rs the pr''cnoo OF theis nisiirs va
- uuirr rirgs efn aal. - hngc cutting hae" upon pifoT
sr.-ts liing msl' upon pisnos, AID bel qlH"'d III
ben they shoud hiyc been quart ped 40 thrr tents
Tobing citizens upOu the Highway bsessihg oe sas shd
ofe. bt,akug r aid every hing grprfAY ~ dius -t"o
IN two thee They have sso TAKEN away hoFe'
i.uies, huggie- sud nsTress .,,- Il. .
iuth hs, Gen Mitchell knew Of ih.se things mat
iaot written sstrn-uts hir1 on ~ OCCASIONS nat
ni nduccd conutes 4 clrns to him of ihe pnfp'e o.
getting soilr odF,ss Tor tb.se ieVancc ~ ccsnion ~
them thsf BE- ID GtlrutVn To them o. fhorf air" -
TOP IL, DEF redbtous up 10 tie lime tie hgsde rs "de'
10 mar 10 smother section Of the country la poo Oh h''e
ohs r. VII submit the worn sistein"is OF NE tthrns
no rcd lnd.r sis Treatment 3, wen - ". a"en''
a. fs.t, Of the army Who sriIsht Of the i,cts
Tie viii b. subntted 10 me ,"Wihiu'e
a. ,,,r thew ssk thsu. Ny esim-nt Is !"eited &C
Ltner. Ala ard yfopos, 30 IeJon .OOn neHdr
i bu.ne.s that brought TO 'h, eI'y Ny e-d ace u
f. r,brrs NoOi uuny, OHIO, add letter addir'sed - 10.
thpr, Ire csc Of ny vie M J. : Notion Npuin tric n
cen required Of those who applied iof pc
20 buN cotton that they should give hiu "" cent per iVa
ma ali they oou. he for the privilege OIL vuyMs'