The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-04-06

The Case of Colonel BOnds
The end Of tho war hes bocn improved
to SOME extent in ret airing glaring cases Of
injustice tn oflicefs during the war, Which
the magnltude Of the work Of revision made
an excuse for putting of while the business
Of wet was on our hands. a case which de-
mand9 this revision Is that OF Colonel john
X, bond, OF the lllth Ohio. Colonel Bond
had distinguished himself III The service
ho hal tue appreciation OF his superior Off.
Gees he was in command OF a brigade IN
General Soholeld's corps in tho Atlanta
campaign, when he was dismissed by an or.
der from The War Department for alleged
disrospect to Governor Brough. W.
A statement Of the main fact, that an OIL
Ger serving with distinction IN the field, and
not only to tho satisfaction Of all his supe.
iiors, but with their high cJlnnendations
was dismissed at the instance Of political
officer at home is aullicient to show It's I'M.
proprieiy. Bat all the Details Of this affair
which we can give, but thnlk II unneccs
sary-are creditable to Colonel Bond, and
enhance the injnstice Of the case. Tire al.
legged disrespcct grow ont of the misctr.
riago'0f a letter from Colonel BOud to the
Adut,nt General of Olio; aud the overt
at of disrcspect was by Bonus referring Ia
Tint letter for an answer to certain i'm
qury received in the midst Of an active
march. He was ignorant that tile letter
had not been received, and was too busy to
wlilo unnecessary narratives of thing,
which, after nll, was Irlling matter aud
IN which Culoutl Bond was In the right.
The order of dismissal was issued while
the army was at tianta, but reached the
army about tie commencement of the pu
suit Of Hood. General Schuhr did not
promulgate il till that pursuit ended. lIe
then telcgraphoi to Washington to have
the dismissal revoked, to which it was re.
piled tliat the matter was referred to Gov
erhpr Brough. An The officers of Bonrs
regiment signed II quest to have him re.
nstntcd. AL his superior officers, from
Sherman down, iudorscd it with the strong.
est representations. General Sherman
wrote: 'ln view of his eminent services
in battle, and the testimonials here with. ]
ask his rcstoraiion." General Schofirld H.
dorBcd II MS follows
HEADqUA UARTERs, AMY or THE ONO,
August 20, 1854.
Respectfully forwarded to his Exccllency, the
Governor of Ohio. am satisfied the dismissal o
Colonel Bond has resulted from rnsuuderstand
ing OF, bis acts and wodyes. Not only justice tt
Colonel Bond, bnt the Interests of the United
States service aud the honor Of 0hin, demand that
the nctiUn had in this case be revoked hope hi.
Exccllency will view the matter in The same light
and correct, ~ far az his action is concerned, M
unintentiunel injustice to one of the most gallant
soldiers Of Ohio. j. NJ SCH FIELD,
Major General.
General lTasoalI, Commanding the livis
on, made tile following Endorsement
IEADQuAUTERs % Dlv., 23l A. Co.
BEfORE ATLANTA, GA, August 2i, 1864. !
Respectfully forwarded, with the request thai
the Governor of Ohio use his influence to have Col
Bond reinstatcd. am satisfied that Colonel Bond
has beun guilty OF no intentional disrespect, and
think the Governor will be of the same opinion
after reading the within papers. Colonel Bond j,
ono of the best aud most gdllaOt officers in my a.
vision, commanding one &C my brigades in the m isi
acceptable manner MILO =. HASCALL.
Brig. Gem Vols. Commanding Division.
The Governor was inexorablc on his
pnctilio, though eventually he almitted
there was no Oroal dsr sspoct The qualities
of irmness Tor which Governor Bro1g gh was
distinguished, aud which wero so necessary
to his position, were equally innrxib.e
in this case in the error 10 which hc
had become committed in su "a u way as to
enlist his feelings. lie sought other an ir,
relevant reasons to Justify after the fact.
The result was, that Oulouul N after re-
manning Boveral weoks inactive comm and
aud continual danger willie these Ell rts
wrro pending, without any legal standing
in the army, ut length left the service.
In all tile specifications of tho causes oi
TINT dissatisfaction of tbs Ohio i liers
with Govcrhor lIrough which was tht
cause Of his declining 10 bc n canti,latc foI
denominations this Injustice tn Coloto Bonr
has been pronIuont Bat this did not re
pair the iniustioo. A suitable repatriation
would ho his restoration TO the ralk which
he then held with pay to the time his regi
mcnt was mustered out with brrvet for
tho command in which ho WAS acting, nn6
en honorable discharge. We presume thai
the present Governor of Ohio. who served
in the same corps, and is p 'ohahly acquain
ted with the circumstances uf the cas- ;, vii
give his influence for this taydy reparaiojl
The country ulnlot afford such Injustice t,
it's brave soldiers.
TnE President in his lobratod speech
said that he was carrying ont the plans o
Mr.. Lnculu We never heard OF Mr., Lin
Il