The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-10-09

mour's letter to Mr. Seward, but failed to
procure an acceptance either through, Mr.
Seward or theA Secresafy of War, 10th in
sisting that the Government. hae. alre ady
suffiAent men and more than it needed.
'vBSfein Washington I NEE Governor
Randall and Gen, King, d Wisconsin. |
then stated to them that vas going to
New York with my COMPANY Ind would
join Gen. sSickles' Brigale.% This they
promptly took steps to prevent, and about
the time returDed home, they coming d.
rect and | came'by way of New York, re-
ceived an order from Gen. King, to
assemble y-compa y-attort Howard.
This was in the latter part OF Juue. Gov.
Seymour, in my absence. had frequent III
tercourse with the members of theG com
pany, and used his best efforts to keep
in my absence, and succeed
the 80 day of. July, 1861, visited Green
Bay for the purpose of paying their respects
20 Mr.. Seymour, and for the purpose Of
showing their gratitude to him for the en-
enlargement he constantly held out to
them in my absence, and Mr.. Seymour did
address them as a company of soldiers
on their arrival in Green Bay on the Sd day
of July, and he did also address them on
the 4th day. OF July and on the 5th day OF
July the company was mustered into the
State service and left the same evening for
Camp Utey at Racine, and was the week
following mustered into the United States
service and left for the seat Of War a few
days prior to the first fight at Bull Run, be-
ing at Harrisburg, Pa, during the battle.
These facts were we'll known to every
member of the company atthat time and
were well known to all the prominent citl>
zens of Green Bay and Oconto, and | can
, confidently appeal to all of these men, ir>
respective of party, for the truth of this
statement Hon Henry S. Baird, prom
inent Republican of this city, did, in 1862,
address letter to the public stating sub
stantiaily Tie facts herein stated, when
Mr. Seymour's patriotism was called in
question, simply in justice to Mr.. Seymour
and to vlndicate his patriotic acts and mo
| tlves. | further know that every one OF
| the members of the original DRIVERS,
| will cheerfully endorse this staten ent as
true. wherever they are and that they fur
Their know the facts herein stated of their
| own knowledge. Mr. Seymour's suggest
ing the uniform of the men and much val
liable information with regard to their com
fort and health, made many suggestions in
reference to camp lite that would and did
afterwards become available and useful to
the men. [ insist, therefore, that it was
through Gov Seymour influence that the
Drivers were accepted in the Sickles Brig
AIDE, and that Gov Randel and Gen.
King, disliking Wisconsin men to go out
of the State, took prompt measures to Sc
cure my company, putting the compa
into the 4th regiment in advance Of turn,
and without regard to the order III which
| companies were organized AID rendered
their respective services to the State. L
further have reason to know and believe
that had it not been for the acceptance of
the Drivers by Gen Sickles and through
the influence Of Mr. Seymour in their be
half the then organized Oconto River Dri
vers would have been dishanded. If this
statement is true, and [ aver that it is, and
| presume that no one will seriously doubt
it and the official letters and kilograms of
Mr.. Lincoln and Mr. Stanton to Mr. Sey-
MIA in 1868 and the promptness with which
he furnished and responded with regiment
after regiment TO the Government until the
Government cried enough, who made
out and signed with his own hand Is, 900
commissions from Lt'sto COTS of regiments
when Governor of New York, who can.
honestly doubt the patriotic motives and
intentions of Mr.. Seymour 50 fsdf T
~ 1895 a4e HAhda1 81 tF.LOY,u III
slate Captain Co. II. 4h Wis. Infantry,
Oc9nto Rirer Drres, fIa 49,.
We, the undersigned surviving mem
bers OF said Co. H, and original Drivers,
have read the above statement signed by
Capt Low. and know the same ,tc be true
in all respects as therein stated
A. w. Ellis, Charles Rosencrantz,
Patrick Burns, Charles Ritter, 9a.s !
Joseph Thoal, Christopher Farrell, 7
Joseph Fieldhauscn, T. r. Whitney,
August Muller, Cornelius Mari,
Porter Jones, Daniel P Temple,
Horton Daily, VIM Brofray, res
+. +. Paralnore, James Kennedy,
James o Hare, 70, Joseph Spiers,
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