The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-23
HIGH OLD ARMY QUARREL.
GRANT SETTLING AN ANCIENr SCORE
WITH GEN. HANCOCK

The Quarrel Renewed Over tho Dead Gep.
Thomns's Sboes-Some Pertinent Corrc-
spondence Hancock Refusing to shake
Hands with his Superiors-Insulting the
President Mt Wedding Party.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-0n the 18th Of April
last Major. Gen, W, H. Hancock addressed the fos.
lowing telegraphlc despatch 10 Gen. W. r. Sherman.
dated st. Louis: 1t my rank will not entite me 10
. Division, and the changes in Departments are
snch as 10 make IL practicable, would prefer this
Cst Louis) station. leave at once for 81. Paul"
Tie following telegram was sent in reply:
SOMETHING IN THE WIND
Your despatch from st. Louis has been rece ved ana
H w yct p yqS VIII Sy not ps s. I the cOnemp'
tsIsncd) W. 7. SHERMAN General.
TIE FLEA FOR nAScocK's EAR.
General; have laid your dcspatch:of the 18TH IRON
-, toui, before the President who authorized mo .e
so@Snd ~ Sc %ary % division f nO q iSs'f sc fssns
eondre and also your pSesrcnes s Tor the SslS 9epsr
men Of the missouri; IN case OF change q its com
The Ffsslasst authorize, to say to tho, |. -
Of divisions and departnens, and that the relstio1s
yatey asolye him from regarding your personal Pref
The order announcing thc:c changes VIII be made pap
Nc n % snS hGy w ne. touch e. n The & R
SOURI, lanl' With respect yogr,s, ,tTIy;, o.n...,
NY oFYsScg WAS RANK.
.GxSEnAL Your letter has been received detailing
Tie the prcsldSnt SyGs WY 10y claims t more
ed by my despnfeSe, to ask for dyon'i the sG
Ing divisions were ali coptaSed othcfwi.e Il changes
eo%%snS % Wien though; my SySa RAM sn,is$ %s
WI Win SS
in conclusion that think is an Unfortunate precedent
as hs ss rsps ~ m
mands Of divisions and denarincnts shan not have the
as ySEi 5GspffRSSS ySn oSSGn ,S5y1n g.
THE KgY TO ruE EsTR,sGEMEsr.
The reference in General Sherman's letter TO the
relations" which General Hancock chose TO as
sumo towards him Gho PresidenD officially and
privately" and absolving the President from 70.
gardng General ilancock's personal preference"
is thus explained At the time the Rcconstructio4
transferred from tie Department OF the Missouri
to the Department OF Louisiana. General Grant,
as Generain- chief, modified or revoked one Of
General Hancock's orders, to whi:h the latter took
strong personal exception Shortly after, by order OF
the President General Hancock was assigned to tho
to Washington. lie went to General Grants head
quarters hut instead Of calling him personally.
simply rogi.tercd hs name. which was unusual ana
considered disrourteous.
Gen. Grant. having no knowledge or apprehension
that Gen. Hancock was offended with him, meeting
him on tie street shortly ancrward, accosted him
in a friendly way: Good morning. Hancock" To
this Gen. Hancock made no verbal response. but
merely touched his hat, ard passed on. some time
subscquentthe two met ~ wedding party, wbcs
Gen. Hancock turned his back on him. Gen. Grant
nso informed that Gen. Hancock had boosted
OF his discourtcsy to lin on the street. When Gen.
Hancock issued an order for tho removal OF certain
persons In New Orleans, cnricsDondence took
place between the two Generals on the SUI Jcct, whoa
Gen. Hancock used language which was considereA
piSREsrECTFuL AND INsUDouDISArE
to Ills superior officer.
Gen. Hancock IL now n Major General, In COM
mand OF department. When Gen. Thomas dea
there we're LEFT 6our Msjor-Gercrlls. Iluleck, who
rad been the Pacific coast. and had served out .
n In Ia "a hA
mand successor 10 Thomas, but without change
OF rank, preferred remainn. In Philadelphia. Thus
tbe chui e lay between Hancock amp SchOncld. The
matter was submitted TO the President, who simply
directed that S1honell should be cent 10 the iacne
leaving Hancock just where he was In command ol
one of the most important military departments In
| the couhtry,