The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-30
THE SECOND MINNESOTA AT THE
BATTLE OF CHtgCwaWAs!GA,
EXTRACTS FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct 6, 1868.
The rebels opened pretty
! heavy cannonadc on Us yesterday, but resulted
| in only one casualty in our regiment. Seret.
! Cavaegal, Of Co. I, was pretty severely wound
| ed. Our fight down here was "a bic thng'
and some reporters have falsely declared us
! whipped. The Army Of the Cumberland was
! not whipped, 1t is true NIcCook's and Crittcn-
| denis corps broke in considerable confusion,
and after two o'clock Sunday were Of no use;
| but they were rallied, and were ready to 90 in
again Monday morning. Thomas noble corps
bore The brunt of the fight, and were as q wall
that the rebels could neither scare or batter
down.
1t was our brigade who repused Hoods
celebrated division Of Longstreet'S corps. and
cnt them back bowling, with q loss OF half
their division. They came upon Us flushed
with victory, for they had just cleaned out the
regular brigade and captured their battery
Their joy was soon turned to grief however,
for in turn they were beautifully whipped, and
two of our regiments charged and retook the
regular battery.
The regular brigade behaved badly. 1t is
fact that they lost heavily, but it is also q fac
that they were captured, for they broke and
run like a flock of sheep, and all the rebels had
to do was to pick them up and send them to
their rear.
The Second behaved nobly. Not man
struggled, and our line was never broken or
thrown even in monetary confusion. Every
man was cool, calm and collected, determined
to do or die. We have the proud recO d of
being engaged both days in the hottest of the
fight, of never being driven, but of resisting
every charge made on lis by the enemy, and of
breaking them and driving them back, of being
successful in every charge made, and of coming
out the fight with every man we had left at his
pOst-nOt 4 straggler. You may well be proud
of the Second God bless them. love every
man, for they are heroes who have well earned
the name.
The voting commissioners will soon be here,
unless they, like those of last year, get fright
ened and demoralized.
The soldiers appreciate the noble stand taken
by Col. Robertson in the $50 called) Democratic
Convention. His patriotic, but rejected resO-
luton, is enthusiastically approved, and know
that he can count on the vote of every Ramsey
county man in the regiment.
The Trouble among Burnside's staff
Officers.
WASHINGTON, October 16.-The finding
and sentence n the case of Can't. James
Madison Cults, late of Gen. Burnsde's
staff, Acting Judge Advocate of the De-
partment of the Ohio has just been pub
lished to the army. Capt QUITS was
charged with using insulting language to
Capt. Hutton, Aid de. Camp to Gen. Burn
side, in relation to the right of the latter to
use certain office writing-desk.
He was charged with improper conduct,
in peeping over the door, jamb of lady's
chamber, at the Burnett House, Cincinnati,
Ohio. Hewas found guilty on both charges
of "conduct unbecOming an officer and
gentleman, "and sentenced to be dismissed
tho service; but the President, in consid-
Grafton of the previous character and stand
inc of the accused, and of his gallant con-
duct in battle, has RENTED the sentence,
and ordered him to join his regiment in the
field. after receiving reprimand from the
President.
Can't. Hutton, who sent challenge to
Cantain Cutts, for the alleged insulting
LANGUAGE about the writing-desk, was tried
for that offence, found guilty, and sen.
fenced to be reprimanded by the Presi-
dent; but the Twenty Article of War
imperatively declares that any commits
stoned officer found guilty Of sending
challenge shall be cashiered. The sentence
of the Court was disapproved, and Capt.
Hutton was dismissed the service from
%, 1868.
Major William Cutting, also of General
Burnsides staff, who was charged with
carrying the challenge from Capt. Hutton
to Capt. QUITS, was acquitted, and ordered
to be released from arrest.