Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-14

EnIIoRs DEMoeaAr b Nrws The following
J eommnnication In reply to a villsinous at,acl
upon my private and military character by tn,
> late Capt Byram. through the counns Of th,
Gazette, has heea handed to tha, paper 10
publication. lts editor refuses me any mean
OF defense. though he wac perfectly willing /,
publish an attack.
VIII you do me the kindness TO allow mo /,
defend myself through your columns. and
aaiige. you're truly,
EDiGu sreNs
e. LIZ CLAfar. April Il, 1864.
fditor Ga,sas ~ have seen a oommanica
tion 70 the daily Gazette OF the llth int iron
Capt ;. Il, Djram. late oi 90 X. 2ilh Ree,.
Iowa laiaptry. which deserves notice iron
! me.
do not seek Newspaper notroiety as The Cap
| tain csslls 10 do, but IN yinuiealiun Il mysetf
| VIII, VIII yout nsfnission, give q f.w iacts
TO th. pa9ic. whether Capt Byram like them
o hot. Cait. Blra did show the whit.
4 isathst At the battle Of fsaria Grove. II run
ning aH from HE company soon alter the aanl.
msucsment vi ia. fsht Ia any evidence of ths
!, f'et The lie dddp aud took charge Of G, i.
II beng bskt IN command about tho close
~ tue battle Col. ID told me hs iound Capt
! B,tam seereled In the ha.hes near an uia
fence, about half mile from wbtfo tie lnlau,l,
~ lighting ~as. or he'd been going on aud or,
drfed him 10 his company Immediately. Cap,
byram shortly after came funniug from IN.
head Of the regiment and asked "whers IN HI
| Ia company X = Iihen lrit the regiment and
s,w Til. Captain no more that night do not
/ see tLat the certificate vi Col. /. axe helm. the
Captain much. do not dssire To imI each the
rtatemsnt OF Col. L.ake but hs ,s .ntirsl,
mistaken ~nen he says that Capt Byram has
The entire respect ot his company" The tapt
| has ths respect OF some four or five u The
company ana that ID all the remaining portion
OF the company believe him wholly unit
Tor military position h.ing coeardfy and
without any experience. IL could NOT be ex-
pected that the company would have CONT
dence IN a man who cheated them ost OF their
az ablistmsnt lee, amounting 10 about S!66
Capt Byram says that "wnils the battle at
Frame Gloye was hercely raging, thls rame
sIone'allowed hiuself To be iea i,om the field
by two abb. men. under the pretence Of being
wounded do. This statement IL entirely false
| and without foundation. | did noi lease III
The close Of the Infantry hg ting At that tine
| ieii io.get mao 10 lake from the field Mor.
lie T. Knapp. who had been badly wuotd ID -
| procured Watson Avery 10 do this ana ac-
eompsu ed them to the hospital about mil.
and half disant, being wounded myself about
be sane lime Knapp was. ] walked oiona to
tna hsstatal remained til has hail tal.
en- from tay shoulder ana returned to the regi
ment mex morning about 3 oclock expecting
The fighting 10 be resumed the next day That
morning however, tie enemy sent a f,g ui
trace ior a tuspeDaion OF hostilitiss tail 10 q.
clock for him TO bury his dead take car. of
4 a1 a tk.,, A
q barrel OF whiskey auc Capt, Byrem was
made officer OF the dpv ord officer II the
camp guard. IN tho abaenos OF a number oi Of /
hc@ts. but 81 night the Captain wns 40 drunk 4
that he was unh for duty of any kind The /
A jutant came round and found him bsfofs o I
hre, rolled him over like a log and remarked 1
that hs wa pretty uisn 10 .ntrust with such
dulles NeAt morning the Csttsip was ordered
out OF the service. Ihe Surgeon never order
ed me back as a eowa9d l wa. not discharged
or dismssed from the service on the charge al
having beer implicated with n private tor
stsa ing 10 the emuunt II twenty dollars, OF
auy other sutn. as the following c by Of my
discharge will show the original being in my
possession
(c7rY)
IIxApeuAnrEns DKri iarMrsr or rnr Mssoum !
81. LouIs, Mo. Feb 3, 1868.
S,sciai Ordeys No. ~.
The folio wing name officers having for good
cause rendered their re.ignsiions are hereby
honorsbiy discharged the T. ) service. to wit:
Lieut. Elijah stone. 10Th Iowa lun. yol.
by command OF Maj General Curtis.
II. Z Cuars.
A A. O..
Lieut Eliiah Stone.
20th Iowa Init IIcntsville. Ark.
Thls does not look like ! was dismissed IL
d-grsc. a. Capt BJ ram sa,s
Il-JAu SToNr.
late ist Lieut.. Co X goth Iowa iun
hereby certify that Lieut.. stone wac In the
battle OF Prairie Grove and was wounded
about the same time was shot through both
'hieh. aud one arm shot IT, and thai be walk
cd 10 tie hospital at lbe sama time wes tax
en there. and that the surgeon Who etsspded
ms tod me that he extracted ball from the
shoulder Of Lieut.. stone.
MoHris Il KyArr.
FLAG The 20lh reg
imspt las never had flag Immedlately al
tar the battle OF Prairie Grove, Mrs Lizzie
Rsmbo undertook the tack Of procuring a
stand Of colors Tor the regiment. She succesj-
ed admirably IN gathering contributors, and
has completed as fns flag as one would sish
to see. 1t IL Of siik-heavIly fFpeed. gilt
stars and finely mounted Ii Col Lsske hap
pening in town. meeting wa. called at Me-
Hall last evening. and the dag was
duly presented. The gathering was large
Mayor Henry presided Judge Dillon made
the presentstion speech 10 appropriate style,
and Col Lesks responded on the part Of the
regiment. lie gave sn interesting synopsis OF
tao career the goth and Of the battle of Prai,
ris Grove The meeting was very pleasant.
and the occasion . very gratifying one. The
boys Of the 2)lh will be proud Of the magnif-
icent present, and will not coon forget the
young lady who prepared it for them. Col.
Leaks returps this morning.