Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-01

atom and dsaontent among the officers and of tho
regiment and their complaints TO mo were frequent and
ureent epsatsdly requested the War Department 70
him to his battery captain In the regular
bat without annex TO TINS letter copies OF tno
last letters which addressed 10 tho war Department
this subject dated respectively "a Oh Docompo iooo
and 18th January 1854
Under these circumstance have arrived at the con-
cuson that longer permit Col doson 10 remain
in command of the regiment and by virtue OF the power
of removal vested 10 by the form OF appointment cn
ferred on by the act of Congress, have determined
to and supersede, and yacate mis- commsioh ahu
dimiss him from his office.
The ost gentle construction to be put the conduct
Col Gibson would be to ascube it to partial INSANITY
IL appears that he admitted before the court OF inquiry
thar be bad the reputation of being eccentric but not 10
the extent charged To whatever cause, however, MS
course ia to be attributed my pec for the Common
wealth whose organ ap aud my resaa lor ,nv @
her citizens recruited for the Second At
lery and the field require that should seriously
invoke your aid the obstacles heretofore cre
ated Of your officers, and by which the exercise
of the just authority conferred by the act Of Con-
grrss, has BEEN thus far, in this case, prevented
YOU sir the responsible head OF the Government
your duty your oath of Office require you TO see that
the laws be fsiIhfuy executed These acts Of Con-
gress approved and signed by yourself VIII not De-
heve that you will in effect violate them yourself by per-
mttiDg officers who under control to disregard
and trample on Them For obvious reasons connected
with the public service it is desirable to AVOID 30 lar as
may be possne appearance OF COLLISION DetWo 10
such subj cot Iyou conceive that the law as now
stands ncouvenient Congress Is still IN ses
sion and you recommend an alteration OF IT, pray
you reccect that under that law as IL exists my duy
and responsibility coextsnsve with my authorlV -
alternative but to exercise In conformity Win
my best Judgment and discretion
therefore do respectfully, but most earnestly re
quest from you the that you will INN datey
give orders which shall be- effective all your ocers ~
acts Congress above referred tlst by muset
ing out any field staff, company officers IN the reg
ments of Penn volunteers whose commissions SNAIL
have revoked and superseded by the Governor
State; and I'd BY mastering in Except in cases ProVd
90 for by tbs act of Congres any persons VINO
haat,
the Governor of the State whether as Original appoint
| ments or to fill vacancies. .
| Under great encouragement this Commonwealth aud
her authorities have endeavored in every way 70 ad the
Government in it's struggles with treason, and AN proud
to believe ave most promptly and fully aud cneerui as
charged their whole duty this regard and oy Inc
ing Of God will continue to do Her citizens nave roe
y shed their blood defence OF our common country
They volunteered in her service on the faith Of SO
emn acts of Congress approved by yourself
that selection OF their reglmenal officers shouia 90
ded to the authorities of their State VINO Wouo
Do comparatively familiar with their wants and with ,neir
merits and CLAIMS Sir impore you do not teach them
that these assurances have been solemn deceptons and
may be violated at the whm OF person holding posi-
ton any of the grades of the military hierarchy from
the Commander in Chief uwn to mastering officer
/ Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
To this no reply received. On the receipt OF the
following letters, addressed to the Surgeon General Of
surgeons at assigned to the regi-
ment and ordered forward:
HEADoUARTERs ID PENN. HEAVY ARTILLERY,
Provisional Brigade, Is Dips,0n,
| 9th Army Corps, Virginia, May 20, 1864
Adiutant General u. S. Army.
SIR For ths reason that medical attendance has
been permanently attached my regiment by the Depart
ment, appealed my brigade commander, who assigned
temporarily Assistant Surgeon l. Phillips Fourteenth
New York Artillery. would respectfully request that
Assistant Surgeon L. Phillips be permanently attached as
surgeon Of this regiment only for his energy and ab
ty but for the marked with which he alone has
| managed the twelve hundred in my command
1t needless for to set forth the importance Of having
permanent medical attendance The two assistant
ordered to report to by the Medical Department
at Washington not with the regiment. The one left
alter being attached two days without reporting
| tberei0.-ihe other has not yet reported.
am Gener most respectfully your obedient servant,
/ THOMAS WILHELM,
/ Col Prov ID Penn Heavy Art commanding.