Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-15
Correspondence ofthe Cincinnati Commercial.

correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial
A~eeOld of AN Indiana Colonel.
we would NOT publish the following letter,
containing, as 1t does, many extraordinary
statements, If it were not from a responsible
man, who mades no secret of the fact that be
Is The writer, and that he is the chaplain of the
thlrty seventh Indiana regiment of volunteers.
we are aStonshed at the report given of Col
llazzards conduct, as We have thought him
one OF the most competent colonies in tile ar
my lie is West Pointer, and ranks as can.
tam IN the regular service--EdS Com.
CAMP AT BACON CREEK, KY, Jan. 4. 1862
ParadoXlcal as it may appear, this has been
the saddcst, happiest day that we have seen
since we have been in the service !: and nm me.
count OF the fact that the Sabbath dawnnJ
upon three dead conn ades-Addlson W Glen
dennlng, OF 20. g; VIM. Laiorge, Of Co. IL:
and John Parker, OF Co. T. This teariuI
calamity was followed by another more mys.
FERROUS and alarming AT eight O'Clock.
Washington Rusinger, of Co. ID, feeling
slightly lndIspOsed, went TO tie doctor for
medicine. Returning 10 his quarters, he tool,
a dOse Of it, and in few minutes fell over IN a
kind of fit and died before noon. The body
was speedily buried by order of the powers
that fused toy be-" but will be disinterred in
The morning, Tor examination, by order OF the
brigade surgeon This evening H. T. Grin
sied, OF Go. Z, was uuwc but still going
about the camp. lie took dose OF medicine
from the surgeons prescription and dropped
Ill few minutes l make 10 comments just
al roll call this evening another soldier brother
NJ. hlIthcheli fell asleep in death, making six !
dead men in tile thirty seventh Indiana Tcal-
ncnt IN one day. The happiness to-day consists |
- ar ItuSt tn, .r;i
relieved from the iyrauical rule OF Colonel i
George w. Hazard. The circumstances /
OF THIS affair are these: Yesterday the brig. |
ade-surgeun sent an order that our sick, who |
were crowded into four foul hospitals, such as |
the camp affords, should be removed to Lou
lsNlile, where they might be properly cared
Tor. Ihis order the colonel and Dr.. Anderson |
would not obey. This AFTERNOON, DR.. Black,
man, chief surgeon of this division, called TO
see why. Col Hazard told HIM he (Back.
mani had no authority to order his sick away.
aud after sumo further conversations said he'd
"be ID If Biackman should take them
away" and threatened to force him ont of
camp. Blackman left, remarking that che
would take care of the sick, aud The well, too,
IN this regiment. Going TO an old lighthouse
about mile from camp, lie found fifteen sick
men crowded INTO one room, which | heard !
the doctor tell DR. Anderson was worse than |
the black hole OF Calcutta " These men com
planned that they were not treated well Dr. /
Biackman returned, in company with DR.. Mus |
croft aud other physicians, to our CAMP and
was telling Dr. Anderson what he thought of /
the treatment of these men, when Col llaz |
zard came out of his tent, and seeing my |
self and dozen or more men standing |
near, yelled at us, I" Leave here, every |
ID one OF you'll Not considering M. |
self one Of the id ones,'' leiSurely sauu-
tered around bpiuy auXiuus Il, h,.ur ,I,i, -, -
interest to our crushed and dying men. d.. !
Backman turned 10 the colonel, and said - |
Colonel have you visited that house where |
those sick men are 90 Hazard repled -.
doctor, | II put you out OF this camp ID
quick, aud, turning, called Tor a file OF the
guard. The guard being slow in Responding,
lie yelled again - Send a file OF the guard
here" and, turning, said to me Go to
your quarters, under arrest" Let me here
remark that Ill venture a guess that | am
the first chaplain that has been put under al
rest On Sunday Tor manitesting sympathy Tor
mistreated, dying men, i'll the United States
army
After few words more between Dr. Black.
man and Anderson, Hazard ordered tie
guard to take DR.. Biackman out OF the camp,
which was Immediately done. In about iii
teen minutes after DIR. Blackman disappeared.
heard tremendous shout in camp, aud
looking out, saw Gen. Turchin on horse
back, leaving Hazards tent, taking away his
sword, and announcing that, until Col. Galley
returned 10 camp, the command would de.
voive upon Major Hull. Whew ! how the
boys yelled! II was the first thrill of ioy
many Of them had felt for many long, weary
months. An hour aterward, Gen. Mitchell
(my heart just then said, "Oh! he is such a
gOud man'' and Gen Turchin came TO CAMP
Gen. Mitchell had some conversation in llaz-
yards tent, when they retired, Gen. Turchin
lcaring an order for my release from arrest.
vi course we do not know how this matter
will end. 1t is probable that Hazard will be
court martiaed. One thing do know-every
commissioned officer i'll this camp who is not
too sick to write his name, except three, aIe
united in petit on for Hazards removal, and
they will never submit to being put under his
iron heel again. We have submitted 10 insult
aud abuse, such as our friends at home dream
not OF. We are willing to die Tor our country,
but 10 be under the heel OF man who will saw
he'll "be id il his sick men may not law
upon the ground and rot before they stall be
heaied vino will make til IN march uni tn.y
fall, 10 rise no more with their avn strength;
WHO VIII say whena sympalhzing captain asks
'or some provision to lie made for sick and
shelieress men" ILL lie id If don't wish
they were all dead or dsrharged"-- under such
heel as that we II lie crushed no louuerl
Ih" night is far spent, and behold the ,ay
dawhS' LARGO NETnLIrz.
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