The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-06
l. the Artillery school mt Fort Monroe
Efficiently COnductcds

NASHlNSION, July j, 1871.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
There seems 10 be quite controversy in your
paper LACEY in regard to troops IN garrison and
troops the Plains" AS Captain Cameron tried
TO enlighen tho public the subject OF Fort Mon
roe and evidently only saw but one half OF his
point wish 10 add postscript TO the letter. Let me
quote the Captains own language.
Some may say, not acquainted with the facts,
that IL is strange that out OF all the forts garrsoned
by these regiments and artillery. that Fort Monroe
alone should exist the military esprit to serve the
country and fight Indians. Why Is this? Simply 10
avoid beng taught "a knowledge OF their profession
and duties soldiers. Fort Monroe Is an artillery
school Of instruction where officers are taught IN q
rigid, careful manner all that pertains 10 that lnpor-
tant arm OF the service and officers not Wishing Ia
90 10 schooi now take this opportunity TO break up
this important school,
deny that AZ Fort Monroe alone exists this ESPRIT
as can name officers not stationed there VINO nave
expressed desire 10 go TO the Palms. ana 1t Is not
as the Captain says ''tU avoid being Taught know
ledge or ineir profession and duties as soldiers,
that these gentlemen DESTROYS OF leaving Fort
Monroe, but desire To serve the country where
their services are most needed and where they VIII
gain on a campaign practically the experience that
cannot be had at Fort Monroe 'f they knswtn dil-
ference between the values OF and in algebra
and are able 70 book The table OF logaritIn and
max IL In the section rOOm.n What else does the
Captain sayr That Fort Monroe Is an artillery
school Of instruction Where officers are taught IN
u rigid, careful manner all That pertains 10
that important arm OF the service.n Now / don't
think Captain Cannon Is just IN this he neglecLs
u state now these GERS are instructed In this
rigid careful manner and for lear he has not given
the subject SUFFICIENT attention, let INN read tins
carefully a. may be useful 10 HIN In case he m he
Is an artillery otcer) mas erred there. Paragraph
OF g. o. No. W, A. q. y. OF 1867, establishing this
school, reads "a fOllOws:-
Fost-Practcai instruction In the construction
ana service OF all kinds OF artillery ana artillery
material, and In Runnery and mathematics as ap.
Piled IN the artillery service,
Second-A series OF lectures on the organization,
use and application OF artillery: the duties Of artl
ery troops III campaigns and sieges; the conslruc-
uOn OF guns, carriages and other material; military
law ana military history.
These lectures to he given In lecture rooms, in
which the student after the lecture, shall, under
the direction or the proper officers, make themselves
familiar with the subjects OF the lecture.
Is TINS course OF instruction carried OUT No.
sir And II captain Cannon has any frtends among
and he VIII find that 1t IL not and further that last
year there were only two lectures given any sub
Ject for the students TO prepare themselves and this
year as yet no lectures have been given ALI Now
this does not accord ut all with my INTERPRETATION OF
General Order No. %. Perhaps the Captain can ex.
plain this also why their officers are kept study.
Ing algebra, geometry and ttgonometry during the
excessive hot weather OF the summer months In the
latitude OF Fort Monroe. when this same order
establishing the school says that such clauses ofele
mentary instruction, &c. TO be attended principally
trying TO break up the school on the plea Of not
wanting to 60 to school Is Dcyhnd discussion but I
give the above points for Captain Cannon to digest
with his very weak, one-sded article, In hopes ne
VIII not try 10 repeat u aud show his utter ignorance
BREVET.