Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-07

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spOnsible for the transactions therein re-
osrdsd. Tie deed rebel ZolliOoFsr vas
laid Ia state and his body escorted with
seuards Of Homer" to his rebel comrades,
Whiis 8 dead volunteer, who had offered up
hiE hfa al his eOantry's call, was carried
80 Tie grave without even the honors that
aEs prescribed BY the Army Regulations.
We extract from the letter:
OGNP WoOD, KY, Jan. 81.
TDEAR FRIEED; You cannot conceive
hou hamiliatsd We uhderlings Of the ar
ny hsrs feel ct the work Of yesterday and
to-day. No defeat On 8 fair Geld could
have hurt ne 60. Fer 9 causeless surren-
der has been made; not Of our arms
money could purchase new not Of our
nsn-the teeming hives Of the North
Would I'll mp eur ranks. But a PRIEcIPLE
-Cha principls on which We have hereto
fore conducted this Wsr-has been given
up.
We thought when We sFore 10 defend
ouR country against all enemies or oppos-
en- WhomsoeVer, that the particular appli-
eation Of that magnificent pledge Of fealty
Was % those wicked men, who, having
taken ihe same oath, had peEjured them
selves snd raised the parricidsl and bloody
hands Of TRATFoRs against the country
which hsd given them birth and nurture.
We we're in earnest when We enlisted to
fight treason and traitors, and We thought
cur leaders we're.
Wen, the fortunes Of var have brought
us into Kentucky, where for the last two
months snd more We have been building
and guarding the railroads these men have
4sEn up. We have given food and shelter
and raiment TO men snd Women-aye, and
ehildfon-from whom these rebels have
stolen everything because they loved their
country and its Tag. We have seen empty
houses, desolated farms, and ruthless van
daiisn AL along our weary marches and
Wearier Waitings; and We have groEn
more and more in earnest. Each brother
Uhom the camp fever has eonouered--eseh
oofin that disease, stalking ct night
through our tents, has borne of as q tro-
phy-esoh honest patriot slain by rebel
hands-hss made Us knit the teeth more
firmly, end vow more deeply to put down
this rebellion.
Nov, bear ali this in mind, and you can
auagine how We felt yesterday and to-day,
when our Division was paying funeral
oVstiors to the bodies Of The rebel traitor
Zoliio0EeF and his aid.
Il Vas courteous, sOldierly and Chris
Elan % Bsad 10 their friends these bodies
a men prominent in the bad cause. But
naishsE courtesy nor military etiquette,
noF Christianity demanded nything more
Had We IN an honorable var slain brave
gensral, q recognized e. belligerent" moth
Ing more than this could have been ex-
ps0tsd. Rarely in the history Of war have
higher honors than this been paid TO the
NEST noble, manly, and honorable Of fallen
foes.
What vas the treatment Of ZOllicOfsr 2
Y0u shall hesr.
Al Louisville, The bodies Of himself and
Aid were placed in elegant and expensive
burial.osses, BY the munifeence Of the
Government he had fallen in endeavoring
20 oVerthrsW. They we're sent here, met ct
Ghs cars by q d Guard Of Honor" from one
of cur 0Aio regiments, and thus escorted to
The Hoadquarters Of the Division, where
azOtksr "Guard Of Honor" taken from
ta8 regulars received them with PRE-
UEELED ANS.
Check for q moment, yeur indignation
at the thought that " Guards Of Honor
should have been appointed for this busi-
1oGa, and that one Of these guards should
ooms from the traitor hating State Of Ohio,
Whils the other came from the regulars, I
supposed Cby polite fction) 10 be the es.
p80ial guardians Of the honor and inter.
Esis Ct The nation ZollicofFer hsd endeav.
cred 60 persistently 10 render no nation
and that this guard, 90 chosen, should have
paid tie highest Of military compliments to
the dead body Of q traitor. Check, / say,
1sr Q moment, your indignation ct this
aad pass to the next scene.
10 Division Headquarters, as to q curl
1sity chop hcck to do honor 70 the bodies
asnorals, CSlonels and spauleted gentle
man generally, Glowing their way through
fhs Guard Of Honor, posted 60 thiokly
about the horse that their beats are no
I've PAGES lonlE Then in fear that thI
bodies nay rot keep long enough to reacl
their rebel abiding places, save in suel
had odor phyBicaily ss they are morally
ahs medical director Of the Division an
NsEsral other doctors proceed 70 q embalm
thsm, assisted in their work Of handlin
che traitors' bodies By Brigsdier GeneTr
With upturned sleeves. Then the bodie
fp there in state ihrough the night Will
in the raw air outside the "Guard Of Hor
81 tramp through the mud, thinking, PEI
haps, as simple soldiers might while th
chill air gave them tWinges in their joint
whether traitors deserved such honors
II the morning the Guard Of Honor
elc sent home, and the party that Is 70 O.
cert the bodies ont Of the lines moves oi
.And this escort" There were two Bril-
1isr Generals, two Oolonels, tRO Assis
anthdjuisRf Generals; the Medical Dire
asr 81 he Division and two or three Oth'
GurFeons, an ex-Sutier, the oorrespondeI
~ . LouisEille journal, Commissary
Ciork-Who, IN his eagerness 10 70, dressl
hinself up as IN " Orderly y'-ghe Chief
ARTILLERY for this Division, New Yol
5onrna1ist. q detachment Of cavalry, a
40 four-horse smbulanosE, each contai
1nqa body. So escorted, these bodies
tTSitoFs LEFT our lines. I venture 70 q
that q the history Of sll the Wars in 3
rops yoa VII nowhere find the record
srics a escort to any fallen eneny,
sr how noble, how truthful, hou bro
AsWaa
Aad yet sIl this for traitor 90
Asifts bring home 10 as the sense
this indignity, but few hours after
Rsbsi bodies, With al this superhuity
honor had gone toward the rebels, 90
Union soldiers bore to his grave 8 p'
private that had died in camp. Thon
7hs nnegulstiOns9 preserve that eve
pEiVats's body shall have an escort on
last journey though the 81 Regulation
TrssoEibs that that escort shall q reVe
Srzs. and move to the solemn music
aband, or The stifed notes Of the n
asd dtum; though the Regulations" 2
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