Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-07
tfia Charge oG sIse Murder OF Endiar
Women aud Children by Army Officers
Notwithstanding Tsetier from Major
Gen, Candy.


tfia Charge o9 tiae Murder OF En,Iiar
Women aud Children by Army Officers
Notwithstanding Letter from Major
Gen. Candy.
Some time ago paragraph want around the aerSs-
papers concerning the dismissal Of Captain John T.
Hill of the regular army, for the murder of an Indian
child in California In the article the name Of Gen.
Candy used somewhat disparagngly. which
called forth the following letter from him:
HEADQUARTERS Dept or LOUISIANA
My 0ALEAN5, La, Feb. J.. 1856
DEAR SIR have last received copy of the St.
Louis Repu5tieca, of the 9TH inst, containing your
"Can it be possible?7 Such ISLANDERS have goneralIy
their best correction in the characters of the persons
asSaileG; but this affects the whole army, it is right
and proper that should say that the statements are
false il fact application and inference. / never
gay Q any such authority. [ am convinced thai no
sach acts were ever committed. permitted b. any
officer or soldier Of any command ever exercised BY
ne; and nave no reason 10 believe tnat Ghcy ever
took place III any othe,scOmmand.
The only operations against the Indians in which
was associated with General! then Major Sibley was
ore Of great length and severity. there two exc
cutlpn5, In the lirSt case adult warrior who N
Gg99paay WIN others nad pe9a neraitea 70 sap
the women and children who had been captured a
few days previously. profting by the knowledge he
had gained, made his way into camp two nights af-
forwards and was detected in the act Of stampeding
the animals ofthe expedition. He was shot as a spy
the main command. ordered the execution of SPY
under similar circumstances. When he returned the
act was reported, and was approved by Inc as the
commander of the expedition.
After the skrmiSh at Laguna. Colorado, an Indian
woman, wounded, and her child, were found on the
field from which the Indians had been driven Both
the mother and child were brought into camp, The
mother was treated ,or her wounds but died during
the night and was decently inferred ON the follow
ing morning, Her child was carried two days
march to Fcrt Defiance, and committed to the NJ
lYajo women emo were prisoners at thar post. At
the canon Of Chelii one Of my officers, Captain Nc
Lane, lost his own life in saving tho lives Of soue
women and children who had taken refuge in
thicket, from which the warriors had Just led ard
."c1" which up to the moment Of their flight they
had been firing upon his men.
At later period Captain Wingate found upon the
field from which ne had driven the Indians child
that had been abandoned By its mother. This child
was carried to Fort Fauntleroy and turned over to
the women who were prisoners at that post. The
Indian women OF the plains and Rocky Mountains
are generally dressed, mounted and armed as the
men, and frequently take part in their combatS and
as q consequence, are sometimes killed or wounded
IN action; but this charge, rs against the army or
individuals OF the army is as Infamous it is false
with many thanks for your prompt denial of this
SANDER am very sincerely, your obedicnt servant
Ed. r. S. CANuY,
Mai. Gen, Cong Dept La.