Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-21

There seems to De q difficulty in the
Seventh Of an important character, and
one in which the friends of that regiment
will feel deep interest.
We append statement Of the case from
3 letter written by one Of the Seventh.
We should like to see the difficulty proper
ly adjusted
BRDGKPoRF, ABA, March 10, 1864.
Great excitement pervades our camp,
and that not without cause.
On the evening of the 8th inst, an order
from the War Department was read on
dress-perade, assuring the battle SCARED
heroes that they would not be mustered
out on the 10th Of April, according to
agreement, but held until the 20th Of June.
They were assured when they enlisted
into the three years service, out Of the
three months, that their term Of service
would date from their first enlistment.
The order also refers to the recruits in the
regiment. and, to the astonishment Of all,
declares that they will be held for the full
term Of three years. These recruits en-
listed about one year and half ago, with
the understanding from the recruiting off
Ger, Captain Cross, and with the assurance
from Adjutsnt- General Hill, of the State
Of Ohio, that should we enlist for an old
regiment in the field, our term Of service
or enlistment would expire with that of the
regiment. We do not begrudge this term
Of service to our country; no, Heaven for
bid but when we enlisted for the field of
strife, we we're to be mustered out at the
Same time and place with the original or
gsnizstion.
But EoW, the War Department holds that
there were no remarks on the muster rolls,
stating that we were enlisted with the un-
| derstsnding that our term Of service ex-
pired with that Of the regiment Now the
/ question is, are we to remain in the field
| just because the officer in charge neglected
to state on the muster rolls that we were
enlisted, with the express understanding
that when the regiments term expired
ours did also. Has the War Department
become 50 corrupt as to deal 30 uDjustly
with US, simply because the recruiting Of
fcer failed to do his duty in this respect
We trust not. Then where is the fault
Is it with Adjutsnt General Hill Of the
State2 These questions are difficult to
answer correctly. We hardly know wheth-
er Adjutsnt General Hill gave his word
that our term of service would expire
with that Of the regiment, on his own re.
sponsibility, or not; but this We do know
that every one intrusted with such an
Office as Adjutant General Of State, should
be very careful not to say one thing and
at the same time mean something else OF
the opposite. Surely the War Department
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if not, it ought. II it is the intention
Of the War Department to hold men,
three years, and at the same time en-.
list them with the understanding to
serve the unexpired term Of an old reg.
iment, and then inform them that their
term Of service would not expire with the
old regiment.
Where is the honesty? Surely our Gov.
ernment can get men without enlisting
them under false pretences, and then tell
tell them they are to serve nearly twice as
long as the agreement calls for. It is only
polite way Of conscripting us. Had we
enlisted with the understanding TO serve
three years, we would serve that time will,
ingly, but when assured that our term oi
service would expire with that Of the reg.
ment, what could we do2 Nothing, but
place confidence in those in authority over
us, and now is that trust TO be betrayed
We believe that our government is yet al
right, but that some Of Us agents are MOI
what they ought to be, or else they would
never have falsely represented the inten'
tions Of the Government. Ifathe Wal
Department gave instructions to enlist
men ss We were enlisted, surely the inten.
ton was to muster US out at the expiration
Of the term Of the regiment.
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