The New York herald., 1864-12-16
Complaints Against Mustsrlng.1AO On
and Exa ining Surgeons. /

INDIGNANT LETTER or CAPTAIN BARRsrrs 4
There evidently must be and oAuteQ
cised BY the United States sicers in tho interior d
in reference TO passing volunteers subs( (
or our army will become merely . receptacle
and mus,srng.in officers hold moss Responsible po
upon their .rm aS,. asPeca Y great G csa.u.s sure me ~
men Wholly united ,s 4 p 4! are inausncsa TINS
ing great wrong. but are oommitsng Ercat cri (4
There are no points about which Mr.. Buns. e
OF our County Volunteer COMMITTEES, 10 more cautl
guarded than on this Of paying bounty 70 bad NEE
nately there are % duty q his once. - Acting
Ezam,ning surgeon, v. =: Brown and hustsrius
who not only thoroughly understand their al
perform them fsarlessly and inpartially swayedS
There are therefore none @ Who gst through this
and important county establishment for the aru6
they are per ecty lifted, constitutIonaly and ot
for the duties OF . soldier but there are many
away from those headquarters totally unA
unfortunately resort to other places, and ara so1I
by the Chairman RI % q the COZ committees s from ssisu
IN the army, protesting vigorously and justly Il
reception into the army Of the bad class Of me1
TO- We give this with the hope that the att
government officers will be directed 20 is and "
cordingiy
HEADQUARTERS CeMrxsw
FosTYnGH NKw YORK voLuSrk
In TIE FIE.p, Va, Dec o - v1
SiR-I have the honor to inquire whether yD4eV VyD
form me who Is responsible for enlistiDg thtBQovUn
tworse than usecss) men OF my company, vn-4zSx%S
-, II Company II, substitute for his son-iu law Oh
Oer 1906 ~ IhrfytnWn, New tork, lentn CongroD
sional district He has done days duty, s NJ
roughly diseased throughout his whole system, latssy
dropped as Q deSerter while furlough from hospital
- -, substitute (smuggled in with whiskey)
demeued and nearly blind enlisted October 20. 1853,
Tarrvtowp never has done any duty; Is now in hao
pital. when In the company had to detail good M
20 take Of him and lead him around at night. -
-, volunteer recruit. mustered in by Captain Gregg
~, Brookiyu New York, Dec TO- 1859 he recently
dropped AZ deserter and hear he has been arrestst
In New York while belng smuggIed into the servtc,
the second time. understand you him, and won
dered at his having ever belonged to this regimeas
some one s H. blame for swindlng ths governments b
obtaining such men as these. There II good deal o
this work done, aud consider those who viii do
enemies to country than rebels the eiA
and II would Afford great pleasure could be instru
mental In bringing them to justice have often hoard
you spokeo OF who felt great interest In puhik
affairs and thought perhaps you could inform wh,
the parties were who passed these men. 10 certainly
would be libel 10 call them surgeona am, very ~
spectfulIy, your obedeut servant, JAS. j. BARRETT,
Captain Companies and II. Forty. eighth New Ysss
Volunteers.
To ORIsoy BLrST, Esq., New York city.
We only add that the government officers of1eU
OF tho United states Army who would pass such men
here referred 10 should have their straps pulled
dismtssed the service and punished BY imprsoumsa
In state pripos.