Arizona citizen., 1871-05-13
Authorized Agents for The Citizen
THE NEW COMMANDER.
A Few Facts Regarding his Army
 Record, Style, &c.

The writer hereof, having had the pleasure of participating in the most deci:ive Indian campaign west of the Rocky mountains, wherein Ger. Geo. Crook commanded, believes that the readers of THE CITIZEN will now be interested in the following facts which he respectfully submits:
 Crook is d native of Dayton, Ohio. Went through the West-Point School with the class in which Sheridan graduated. He was at once sent into the Pit river section of Califorl. ia about the year '51. Unlike too many Of the young men placed in similar circumstances, instead of drinking, gambling, etc., he immediately set about making the best possible use of the rough school to which he was trans ferred. He was ill one uninterrupted fight with the willy enemy through Oregon and northern California, wher- ever his services were required, for ten years-or until the great war of the country was inaugurated. In this he soon rose to the rank of Ma ior-Gen- eral of Volunteers. The records of the Department show that the part he played there was a continual round with him of tough, grinding war from the undecisive -whacking up to the handling of an army of for ty thousand men. After the close of the conhict--in the winter of '65-6- he was duly assigned to the regular army, as Lieut-ColCnel of the 23d Inf, of which Gen. Jeff. c. Davis is Colonel.
 The case of Arizona calls to mind the Idaho industrial hell; the news paper criticism of incapable military officers; the thousand-and-one disa- greeable circumstances incident there to,-so graphically to our mind, that 1t convimces us that there is such a thing as history repeating itself' with vengeance. Grant was gen. eral of all the armies, and Halleck commanded the Division of the Paci- fic. Halleck was undoubtedly the best posted military officer on every thing pertaining to "this coast" that ever served in the army He was a man well-schooled in business. out side the army, and thoroughly in ac- cord with the true wants of the citizen and country. Through those two chief officers, Crook was properly as- signed, and he was never interfered with until the tedious and thankless task was most effectually accomplish ed. We say thankless for there are few Indian wars that more than a small fraction of the entire people are interested in and care to understand. God only knows the extent of the gratitude felt toward Crook by the pioneers of Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and N orthern California. Being quite familiar with the matter from begin ing to end, and having an acquaint- ance with the man acquired in such a way that we know to the letter what we are talking about, we could write a volume on the subject that would be of interest now, at least for the many important facts alone incident thereto-however plainly stated.
 Crook IS so unpretending in his way that others have reaped the promotion he deserves-but that is neither here nor there at present. A few points in his character and style must suffice to give cur readers an idea as to his ac- tions toward himself and his public duties. He is perfect salamander in the way of human endurance: he is