New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-22

We are requested to publish The following

/ We are requested to publish the following
corrcspondonoe.
Gri1YsuuEG. Pa. Jaly - ls6J
! Major Gen. q. q HowAGi-Gousra!i A correspond
ent Of TAr Mr. York 7ian l.. !. Crounsc IN recent
letter 70 tia, paper makes the following statement
Ard before the blood ~ the heroic she'd among
the batteries b. the cemetery fairly dry upon the
ground. bin u 'OJ damages WAS presented Tor pay
mcnt"
rs tho President NJ the Evergreen Cemetery referred
20 In the above quotation and at the request a. 10,
Board Of Directors 1t IS my duty TO call your attention
70 ,hs injurious charge
You may perhaps rcmeubcr. General my fiend,
call upon you on the i;h Of July inst. at youI head
quarters On the same day | made congraialafory
Visits TO Cen Carl schurr and Gen. STRENGTHENING az
their quarters In Cemetery grounds You and they
viii bear testimony that the most distant ali4sou
made by 10 the injuries done TO the Cemetery.
but tina, acted as II wholly unconscious IL them.
girding them nothing when compared with the go-
riou. achievements Of army-,hc blood with which
our brave soldiers eonsocraed is sod and the grand
conseq uenccs Of the victory they there achieved.
Our Board OF Directors having been called together.
all stated that this damaging accusation WA utterly
without foundation. and that demand of any kind
had been made, nor any complaint
VIII you be Kind enough 10 state in reply whether any
demand FOR damages made by any one protesting
70 speak on behalf Of Evergreen Cemetery. and II not
then to negative IT, and thus ,ndieaie from what in
our Judgment. Is only less infmou, than tho reckless
publication Of 30 offensive SANDER.
Most respectfully your obcdient servant.
d. McCosAUGnY,
President Of Evergreen Cemetery. Gettysburg.
HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH CoErs. Aug .. 1903
SIN. AN directed by Gen. Howard TO say in answer
10 your letter relating 10 the accusation In The ~ L.
Tines that no bill Of damages came to him from you
any member Of the Board Of Directors Of the Cemetery
that the contrary. when you called upon him you
expressed tho hcartlest sympathy with us and gave
evidence Of the warmest patriotism.
The General l. Of the opinion that The incident which
gave rise to the report In Tie y, 3mes the pre-
sonting " a bin for damages done to his private prop
criy by the keeper OF the cemetery
The General is glad OF an opportunity to yindcate
you and your official associates from false and arnderous
charges.
have the honor Ia he, very respectfully
Your obedicnt servant
e. II. HOWARD, Major and Aid de.Camp.
70 d. McCoSAuonl. President OF Evergreen Cemetery
Association.
Auousr 10 1868
Nm. EDITOR: The Keeper of the Cemetery Peter
rhorne was absent al the time of the battles service
In the iJrth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers His
wife LEFT home and their personal property wds almost
entirely consumed aud destroyed. On her return on
The 9th Of july AN officer to her, and had state
mcnt made Of her losses amount less than s2o-"hich
he said he would see paid. She did not volunteer
claim, nor present it TO Gen. Howard
respectfully ID. McCoSAronf
President Of Evergreen Cemetery