Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-27


o. Near CHATTANOOGA Sept. 2S, 1868.
Sr:-lae yesterday evening received your letter of
formed that in the recent riot Raleigh N c. Maj Shep-
5era ana other officers of brigade prominent as
and as it was alleged if not with my consent
east WIN my knowledge There is not particle of truth
IN thS charge so far the charge concerns me arrived
at Raleigh with part of the brga de at the beginning
night and Immediately busted myself in procuring trans
Poeton Tor the troops in this direction Having arranged
tns IN an hour or two, returned the depot where the
Troops were lay down with my head tie and
ePt W eeVen O'Clock when the train to carry the troops
forward came in from GoldsSoro then put them aboard
the cars Whilst engaged in that work heard for the
nrsI e OF the Outrage on the printing Office 1t then
S s ale Tor me to do any thing preventive remedial
had not bad suspicion that outrage was con-
SmPlated> Nothing came to my notice on the way to
or after we arrived there to excite suspicion that
any P'ot was brewing against the Standard newspaper If
suspected such thing. should have taken the most
rigorous measures to suppress it And as far could
As to Maj Shepherd Lt Colonel it should be the impu-
aton OF completely is in especial manner unfounded
outbreak. When it commenced he was at hotel await
ing his supper and was found there BY Gov Vance He
immediately accompanied Gov Vance to the place. and
aided him to stop the work of destruction 1t he who
alter Gov Vances address, ordered the troops and they
without word, obeYed him. All this he told mehimsef
and he is of character and perfect veracy He is
now ABSENT having been wounded in the last of the two
battles on the Chickamauga. will send ~him CODY of
your letter to me- with instructions to give you according
your inl report OF all the facts OF the
case within his knowledge.
The true explanation Of the affair take to be this
when my brigade arrived at Weldon, found there a
party OF Norh-Csrolnians commanded by a Lieutenant,
who informed me that be ordered to the vicinity OF
SALISBURY thnk to arrest some deserters, and urged
me TO let his party go along with my brigade for the sake
OF dispatch said if he could find in the trai
i3 hls party He replied that he could take the tops of
the cars told him then that he might do Accor-
DINGHY he and his party took the tops of the cars and
with my brigade through Raleigh After we Jeff Rleigh,
THIS party freely avowed themselves the authors of the
deed and Claimed credit for it. They said they led some
OF my men into 1t with them and have doubt they did,
Dnt hink BOT many and these merely unorganzed indi:
VduaiS each acting for and by himself These things
learned from officers and men who heard the talk Of the
h-Carolinans on the train after it left Raleigh.
learned them first at Charlotte when the train stopped
there but the North Caronans were then off The cars
That had no opportunity tn question them myself Thus
Sir you have such account of this affair as it is in my
power to give you. | am, Sir,
Very respectfully, your 0bt serv't.
HENRY l., BENNING,
Brigadier General
To s. Cooper Adi't AID Insp General Riehmond Va