, 1862-10-23

A-VA-NtH
Willie requesting you to publish 4 synopsis
Of lie charges preferred a:;ains. Col. G. Kuo-
blesGorn ny Brig. Gen. Gordon Granger, tr
Wh:ch III was dismissed from tGe service; I
beg your r.aIurs, as VEL as the ;5u"Ic to reHl
it over carefully, and then say whether those
eba'ses are net Oh thu vers face the most
frivolous charges ever preferred against aag
tticer.
The first charge agains. Col Knoblesaor.f
was, "Ilat nc lngltcted to 1,r1Se7 ctafyrs
aeainet S.r@ra.t joan Wepptrs of cyn,p,u7
K, ct the Alta rtg.sntnt Ilsaois volunteers
New, to 1be foundation On which the above
ccha5 e Sas ea=ee: Sergeant Weepsrs Wis
arrested ny Generat t1r.Hger's cavalry for he
ing outside Ct the II :Aet lines. for winch Of
iense ne ~a3 very -us1ane}Y ~ tied and hung
up by bis thumb: BY order Of Gen Granger.
after which he SEM him to Col. knobelsdortf
With a written order "that he should be kent
under close cn'tine- -ea:, ard that charges
will be preferred 6galrst him" Colonel K
Very politely replied 10 the general that as bis
Eergeant has most certainly suffered already
much tor bis offense, by having been hing IN
tor lonEs bS his thumbs, he would REQUEST thar
tie filter wbc luade th. Arrest should prefer the
charges il the, general thinks additioaa. puu-
isLmeat ueccssary.' FoE tnls, the colonel
ders.''
The SECOND and tfird charges against Col.
i. were based upon circumstances conuected
with his arrtst hy Gen. Granger for the pre-
tended first otfsnse. The circumstances we're
his wsy in oh:dieoce Of f.rd"rs TO report hilll.
self 10 Gcc. Granger, lie was met by the latter
III tie Street in fro1t Ut the haadq uar.ers, aud
vcr, 1ndely accosttd sitn "You are ucder
a1rss:; e. report yourself to the provost mar
sfal:n = ,s< The I! colonel, o. who was sick
cafe cid testify, politely replied, Seen
e1al, l am elek; il you wish to pu5 rac IN ter
aiFts1, let me remaiu thus IN my tentn But
tie gene1al, not quite sober Jet from his
tights spre: and reveI!iegs, answered with;
~ d. Mt cure Cd d-n if you are sick"
continued to abuse fhe colonel untiI when he
attempted 1o. use toice in order to arrest the
ce1en.1, Ihe latter very quietly said to him,
"General, put on your swnrd before sou give
me any tur1her orders-' 1t must be remem-
berca that The general YVES all tue tine
Of any Other military insielia about
him, AID every n67ice in military science
kEovs TINT an officer while giving verbal
orders to an officer or private in tLa pu:,li:
street, must wear his Uniform IND sword il
order to bn ohes.d. but notwithstanding his
Col. h Was found guilty ct "eon1uct unbe~
coming an officer and gentleman Tnis last
1t rd;ct is the 1Gore noteworthy, inas1nucu
as it Wig proven befuIc the court, that it was
; the general whose cocduct III the street vas
rnbeeonsing an officer aud gentleman.
The iourth Charge is OF character almost
too 1ldculo11s TO n3:nIinn. Tie facts il 1uis
| case We're these Capt. Barnett Of battury I.
Ind regiment of Illinois artillery, wishing to
copy Gen. Gr1n:5er ia his brutal treatment Of
soldiers, lad private Hokrin hung up by his
thumbs, gagged, and left thus for six hours
! exposed to the ecorcbing sun. In coasa-
quence OF such crue!ties towards one Of their
comrades, the men OF the battery, and those
! ol tue i4th llliaeis, became 1iotcu5 aud de.
t:ardtd tbc Ie}eGsc OF the suffering man. Col,
! knobeledon was sent for for assistance, By
| CSpt. Barnett. Arrived ut the scene Of di ).
/ tuss'snce, he st once quelled Lie riot, and Or
| Hogin- Subsequently, the lieutenant oi
tue battery delivered said Hogiu
u the guard house Of the ifth
Illinois for safe keeping. Whereupon, tue
| ciiicer Of the day makes his report to Coloue!
hnubelscorf that the captain o: The battcrS
delivered rriya:e Il gin to the guard house O
with this rrpart, the coload makes lis reporj
to Gen. Changer. For this ha;r-splittiag non
sense the colonel is found guilty Of ecndins
in false report, notwithstanding the repeat
ed protestatlons of the officer Of the day tha
1t was he and not the colonel who made al
ERRONEOUS report. But no! General Granger
~as thirstirg fo7 vengeance, and the packet
court bad to obey biz biddings.
Col h has brough the whole matter person
ally before the president. whcss final decision
he is waiting for while his regiment is .
present before the enemy in Kentucky with
out commander, and thus problbly til
| lives Of hundreds must be sacrificed to th
malicious gruage Of tyrauuical general. Er
trybodY in this State knows what Col. &. ha
eorc in this war. A:ler organizing two regi
ments he led one of them for fourteen month
through Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee
commanded different prigsdes during cigh
laon'hs, and tie I'd brigade OF Sigel's diyisio,
during the memorable battles 0f Pea Ridg
and Cozinth. tie president with his kno u
sense ot justice should cert1inly not partni
such AZ officer to he sacrificed TO the bru.s
malice Of q tyTannical general.
| Yours. 8.