Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-08-06

length OF time, saving pennsylvania from
three days more plumber by the rebel ar
my. and gave Hooker three more days to
select his own ground for attack and de-
fense. ofs4a '
.a If Gen. Milrey had been advised that
Lees army was marching uTon him, and
had been orderedto fall back, ho would
have done so. But he knew nothing of
the presence Of Lees army until it had
cut off his retreat. Yet Hooker and Hal.
leck might have telegraphed this informa-
tion in five minutes. But it was not done,
and Milroy reasonably supposed when he
was first attacked that it was his old ene-
mics. Jones. Jennings and Imboden,
whom he had fequently whipped; and felt
able to whip them again. II was not his
business, nor lad he the means to acatch
Lees army. This was Hookers duty,
and it was Halleck's duty to have inform
ed Milroy Of Lees approach. and ordered
him to evacuate Winchester. But this was
not done. and Milroy was left to be sacri-
feed. When Gen. Milroy found he was
surrounded by Lees army. if he had fol-
lowed the example of most of the Vest
Point officers he wonld have surrendered
the whole of his command to the rebel
General, but more like his own true and
valiant spirit he determined to cut through
the rebel lines, which he did, thus saving
over 5000 of his command.
The writer of the above statement has
taken special pains to learn the facts in
relation to Gen. Milroy's retreat, and that
of his and his family's conduct at Win
chester, and knows that the public charges
first made by the rebel papers at Rich
mond, and then copied by peace papers in
the North. are the grossest and most ma
licious falsshoods. Instead of abandon
ing his men in his retreat, when they cut
throush the rebel lines. he led every charge,
and in the last charge made, his horse was
shot from under him.
The New York Tribune, which has
done the Government so much harm by
its inconsistent vagaries, seems to have a
special dislike of fighting generals. This
paper copies with much avility the infa-
nous ISLANDERS of the rebal papers. both in
regard to Gen. Milroy, and also his wife,
and says with reference to Mrs. Milroy,
"lf these rebel charges are true, (Which it
rather affects to believe that she should
be arrested as thief, tried as thief, and
punished as thief"
A paper that would thus speak of the
wife of ono of Indiaua's bravest and most
patriotic sous upon reJsI authority. ought
not to be permitted to pollut, tho soil of
Indiana with its presence. Mrs. Milroy
is well and intimately known to a number
of the most worthy people in this place,
and all who know her can cheerfully tes-
tify that she is an amiabe. honorable,
bigh-minded, Christian lady. And the
writer has it from undoubted authority
that Mrs. Milroy has not now, nor never
did have in her possession. one cents
worth of rebel property of any kind what
ever. not even as trophy. and that those
rebel charges that "while she was at Win
chester she appropriated to her own use
certain wearing apparel and jewels of rebel
ladies'" wero black and infamous false
hoods. If they viii only give General
Milroy speedy trial, he ought not to re-
gret q court martial investigation, for no
court could be instituted north of Ma
sons and Dixon's line but would triumph
antly acquit him, and thus vindicate his
well earned reputation against the foul
SANDERS of traitors and liars. JUsr;cE. /
indianapolis. July q. 1868.