New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-30
Statement; of Brig.-Gon. Brewn.
ToKl H.xILTox, July q, le6


Having performed a most painful aud trying duty
In quiet and unobru,ye manner a. could, oonhEins
during the whole time the Of tbe Metropolitan
Police having bat Official ineroOurse dans the time
with any personally acquainted with onc Of s
leader. Of the respective parties with single member o!
the press OF the city having ancAlei with thom,
O. any Of them before durag since. IN relation 10 tie
not, why IL IT ,hs, s,saied by Ma. Wo'l Aad
Me- Gen Ssudfordl
pfopoe this question by plain sist.msn, o.
faets supported a. by the unimpeaeLs5e testimony Of
others
Cen Wool in Lie letter to Gov s.ymoa da,ed jay %,
ssys
81 imme1a atey compiled with the reque q the Mayo.
and Issued odes for the troop. under NY command m The
Forts Of a.. Her5ofhaying nous IN ts ctyto assemble At
hel1duarsss the possible dclsy. isdttHg
anal gnoScf y take care J ne Fora
Now distinct ssy that Gen Wool ordered only aai
h1lC compute. Of NY command (which embraced al The
troops haIboT except those Of Fou Coumba AMI
that all the ordered up by wide paper aud c.
that bot for my ,asiDs the responsibility there would
have tie cy the regular troops bu, two ad half
companies. lie further ssy,
ia the afternoon OF the 18Th. Brese BrlgsdieG General
Harvey Brown, IN the immediate commlul Of the unied
States troops IN the fof- eIcepi Fort tolombus pfesenrd
Linsef ana volunteered hi, services expressing wiling
ness to IN sHy capacity IN tho emsssncy then pressing
upon us.'
Gea Woo ia sg.in mistaken reported to him the M
i.ay Commander Of tbs City Of New YORK. WHICH
oder Of tho Secretary Of War and claimed such ths sh
to command which reluctantly granted wide doc 49,
and ordered to report 70 Geu Sanford, and In
s;rueted to cooperate with him.
Gen Wool publishes two orders signed by Lnsof-'hs
dated July 49, and addressed jointly to Gen s4ndOId
aud ins-snotheI dated July IT, also 'saed by him and
sddressed ineToJ hsrd II ether y ~
drys until them In The HerGid and bsvs AGED th-
gentlemen smocisted with In the Police Ofe they
shav rdofc cit ~ Gao Dos In
roboaon of this tsc L. possible that two most Import
orders should been .ssd and the Adl.at dsn
.ra nav. known nothing Of them ,
Gen oo says that Con. Brown actually Issued orders
., stationed the la;te Oen ssndfords healua
te without sny Gen ssndi,d which
however, o)unteymGadsd by the latter" desire to
call especial notice this n connection with tho deosrsou
Of Gen. Sanford that the psgco Of tho city would have
been entirely restored in few hours bat for the Interference
ofBiev Brig Gen Brown who IA dsobedsncc t. the orders
Of Cen WOOL withdrew the deachment belonging TO the
Genera Oovernmant, ard thereby materially diminished
the force under the ordefs Of the MsorOcnenl a. TO limit
most seriously Lis operations against the rioterL" Vido
Document ID Now, II what Gen. Wool says true tia,
ny orders couHternianded by MsJGsn. ssndord ho.
could my interference hsye affected the ISSUE there could
hsve been no movement Of The truth ia. that the
movements made eiefwsrd and on my application 70
Cen Wool AID presane though do not know. by bs Of
der, wide Doc. D. Gen Ssndlord fun er states:
Gen WOODS report the Secretary Of Wer this sab.
ject. hsu published will show he ehOn 10 Iecy ths ni'-
chef and the ia whic! tns ordsr evaded AID
81, obeyed.'
The truth is and declare 1t unequiyocsy. IdsJsyed ~
order Of Gen Woo nsrcr ,eeeiced any order Of
kind from Gen Sdaord Iha only orders received from
Gen Wool. after was In command to send force
relieve Col. Winkoop. who had besn dnven by the mob
leaving Col JsIdne aud four wounded IN he
the rioters send the company Of Marines to report
Nsys Ocer n command In he city and 10 send the for
Columbus company back to that post tho fret orders
promptly obeyed the second could not be by because
that company had been sont presume by Gen SaDdfod
10 tho Gas Works and then beyond my control have
not the sshtest recollection Of any other order Of any
description from Cen Wool dudng the four days Of tie
riot.
Now in relation 10 the statements OF Gen. Wool about
desiring retire and again asking 10 be restored 1t being
purely persons n which the public taGe interest,
shall only say that differing from Cen Sandlod TO the
manner Of CONDUCTING affairs, the impulse Of the
mont DID reque. to relieved; but the representations
of Tho Mayor aud OF Dir. Blunt, was wrong and
sfsd to say tina, did apply to Gen. Wool but
ny dsa understanding wS thss v~ v ssspsass With