The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-10-22
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On my return from Camp GAINESVILLE I iind
4 number Of prsudicial reports circulating 10
regard 10 my treatment Of the men ct camp.
The only ous thai think It necessary 10
notice Is The following; s' q, 'a-.i aned ae7
It Is said that I charged the men Eve dol.
lars iorpsssss cut Of camp. sqhst some fosty
men paid thst sum each, making 500. And
thss too, q Is ssidS while / wss under the
pay Of ths Gowrpment 70 attend to tha.
matter. 5rf4 -.,r ? Esfir .as s-af-s4 -qa
Now :his Is altogether gfoundlsss, and
arises, l suppose, 'from a ni'apprshension Of
my duties rs Commissioner, and Of what
really took place ct Camp. -gs vp. ,-l -. I.
10 the first place, while at Camp. | was
not under the pay Of the Government. Ny
duties as Commissioner, in regard to the men,
ceased when they arrived in Camp. They
were then under the charge Of the Post
Commandant,r And while ! chOse to remain
at camp, l remained at my own expense.
But in the second place. | did not charge
any man for pass. had no power to give
g pass Icould not get out OF Camp myself
without pass from the Post Commandant.
| did however write several passes for the
Colonel to sign, but not man paid me, or
promised to pay me one cent for it. ~
When | left home had no idea Of remain
ing single day a Camp. But upon my ar
rival there. although it was no part of my
business as Commissioner, found could
be oi great use to the men who had substi
tutes, enabling them to get their Substitute
papers arranged-seeing that the substitute
was properly bound, and accepted by the
Post Comuandsnt in lieu OF the principal,
50 that It would be SAFE to pay the substitute
the money. And further by seeIng that the
principal then received proper discharge
endorsed by the Colonel. 5aesr.7a ta
! This labor ! performed for great number
without any pay or expectation Of pay. Il
was ipusiiy employed therein, during the four
daysrI was at Camp, and also some nights
Until midnight A few however, who were
anxious to leave Camp and get home as soon
as possible. promised TO pay mo il would
remain and Arrange their substitute matters
and help them of. =, But not single cent did
l receive for all these services, except from
one man. gen, leman from German Town.
ship. A few others who received equal ser.
vices enabling them to getearly home, might
very properly. have paid something. but they
did not. .~-s' @--a' -a,-'' $685. wv S-1i.- y
, Besides thus giving nv time and services,
am out of pocket for expenses paid. So
hatinsteud Of imposing on the men gave
them my time and services freely; and which
/ believe were, in the main, kindly and
received.
Mr.sArnold was At Camp and prepared
papers for some Of our men, and as l am
informed some few paid him, and others did
not. He also wrote for sotne Of the recruit.
ing officers, for which they paid him.
Those who ayailed themselves Of Mr.. Ar
nold's services should have paid for them -
'- s' HSi"'0l e"iPioyeu Ny tuo oOVern- |
ment nor by me. Whatever Mr.. Arnold |
received, was iorhimself. .,,, Not one cent did |
receive or was to receive. aaa
Although not my duty as Commissioner, I |
folt it to be myduty as citizen to remain
and bestow my time and services as abo We
stated. BY so doing, / know / enabled
many cfas men to Getaway from Camp a
week sooner than they otherwise could have
done. But were 1t net for tho fact that by !
remaining and performing their services, |
know ess the means OF letting many men
get home to their families without DELAY,
who are well pleased and thankful, could
wish had returned home as soon as the
men were in Camp. -.- ....., -.
y Other complaints are equally unfounded.
IL is true, the accommodations at Camp we're
not good. But know I did ALT could to
get better. The Post Commandant furnished
/ believe all he could. The fact is the arti
cles needed were not there to be had, which
was no fault Of mine surely.
III "A @ j. M. ESTEP. |
Cadiz, Ohio. October 20, 1862.
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