The New York herald., 1863-09-02
The geventy.Mrst Regiment New York
National Guard iA Pemnsylvania.

LgTrs. PROM COLONEL TRAYPoRD--AN ATTACK UPON
THE REGIMENT RErUrxD, ETC.
THE npIToR TEE HkRALp.
HsADQuAarzss SEvUry .pIRr REaT., N. G. s. N.Y.,l
NEw York, August 10, 1868.
Ny atsssioa has just besu called to the following first
notice OF the Seventy first regiment New York State
Militia, paper called the CArshan Adocas published
at Phladephs The value Of the notice depends
respects upon the extent of the circulation Of the paper
isupposs. but what that cannot tell there
tore give the In FULL that York friends
nay The spirit IN which We were reviewed by our
ssaious nsighbors, the Peunsyivanians;--
Houses havo been p,undercd and every article ot use
either carried Away destroyed Too much blame
uos be cast upon the New York regiments for
chs. They have paid no respect 10 private pro
tagged without restraint, though they 10 an
cusmys cunsry. few days ago party Of tho Seven.
boring farmer and after having been very hospitality
entertained they entered the cellar OF their host and
moved me spckets from two barrels one OF nseed oil
and The otner cider then they stands "
milk ard thrs flooded the cellar o. thc people at whose
hands they had bcen kindly treated. Not satisfied
with this they went stairs. cut open tho feather beds
and scattered the the floor. In short they
dstroyed everything they could lay hands upon. The
Coone, nmse .! .ne s,mS res,mens ser "roesng ms
~ msr, rode on without even ~ mich thanking the
man whose property he nd taken THIS only out
a numbcricss instances.
rSs oo~rsspoudsu. whdDwrses the above also says
"
with win not friends a, home pray for our ,te
band /"
10 relation 70 this article pronounce the part that
refers 70 myself unmitigaied lc. aud have every
10 bcove THAI the remainder OF also false tho
tho members OF this regimen, OF ~
treating those by whom the had been Hospitality
taine1 and Of other thing that could possibly have
happsncd without coming a. my notice. Therefore, know
pg port of the charge to be false, presume II To be
s fals0 and only hope that the author o the above
Sian er may carry religious principles into the
camp he continues beer false witness against his
brother soldiers tho prayers he asks for will not save
hmS.
iho whole facts OF the matter may be summed up
'slows-lhs pcnns syivantaus were ort,nei aud cha.
grined that New York troops should resort Tor duty at
tisrrtsbuvg organized armed and equipped. ready f1r
the field while what few citizen Volunteers they had
were asrreing and Quibbug about the term e service
~tos main duty OF the campaign In the meantime de
vc,vng upon the New Workers The New York regi.
moon were consequently dlsparsged Whenever an op.
purtn,ty occurrcd and accusations made against them
which we're totally false. They have all 10 turn been
hsve no foundation In fact do deny that the
we're compelled 70 call on the inhabitants for
supplies IN many instances, rations were not be
hse; md on many an occasion was ashamed
ihey could not obgan that but malicious dssruc.
llus q property mover witnessed and am satisfied a
uover occurred. whis complaining Of the actions a
05no q thsss people would BE- unjust recognize
sscls especially as Caras and Snippensburs they dd
~ssvthina tboy could for and endsavored 70 nav
~. - ~ 10 ~ could fbr tbsdr kindUsss
n / q nss think ths psopls could have suffered
sesd Il any loaf, asd over sx thousand dollar
S.sss ia shs ssers tios Ne were - sh. vsliey:
osvsaty erss regiment New rosk National Guard