The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-04
GEN. SHERMAN TALKING.
NOW NE ACCOUNTS FOR EYERY MAN
THAT rs IN the IRMr.
No Doubt Of IL. Ability 20 whip the sioux
The Necessity of nm Increase Of the Cav-
airy Corps Crooks and Terrv's Forces,


airy Corps Crooks and Terrvs Forces,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-Gon. Sherman
aud the Secretary Of War we're this morning be- |
fore the House Committee on Military Affairs In |
reference to the Senate bill now before that |
committee for the increase Of the cavalry reei- |
ments for operations against the Sioux Indians.
Gen. sherman being asked to give his opinion
on the subject said:
think VII sy prudent psGyae ,d%Ss,ys nSw IN "S d.
more economical or better method OF doing 1t than
9s ese Ss Sy a 10
By his plan we can reenoee the regiments @ IA INC
n5 o s sS 'si Hn '&Sa %en WIN
@ s snS SS efsss Sse % s 10
of our arn,v now in front OF Tue sioux to whip ihem
q @ nSsp. VIII nys .S 1e Crook 81 dSSS'
,n o aopp, OF eG aGse hut cs" e indians NAV
prob bly, viii scatter. and the noun ehsrse
eT D 'nf Sy VIII Vde up into small paTies and ina,
viii probably necesstate increase Of force over that
indn. scatter then we y have e ,,,. iyiac &,
encou ter the whole OF these lndians II they snoud
Mr. Hnri6ur-what is your view in rcssrd to the ma
tera out u which tns increase Of force shoua DC Cd
Gen We have got t9 trg,. In sTes mea;-
compared with that paid tor labor, ana there ore as
matter OF course we have got TO take tne pes'
Of fse Ss d 'or opers'ons against the cfos
se proposion sui TneS are ali IN favor Of ScSs ing
the strength OF companies rAtner thah Vi resVtunS W
Nr. MscDoGss'i-Do you think ,ha, recruits be
Gen. sherman think the recruits win be coll
The taarnaa.u hder Jaw passed BY this Cor sre,,.
.pfoSded tha' all eAvsr rssme9's may Dc recruit.
yded that thus snail net ncre.ss ne ISss, o.
dan by his letter appears 10 understand that this IN
Gen. sacrm.n .n-Iou VIII recoect mat ,nst va, the
nt s9Possn susges.ed oy member from ie1as
desl OF p9ecity snd cen sneria'n was unSe. 'ne ] .
~ SsSlsS 0sS aIs sI :,:s
: S sSS 'sSs, ssSs,. 'Sss. ,nriS;ly sss
arery eompsnles All part. o. me un.ya states g
DslVS rsSn aIr Sr i0 e sn See lose aSer
You put the whole 1000 into ten cavalry reg:
nesn,. woua ,1l a rrcpsSy bel twenty
9 e f%pH s a Aay sse & s oas Of
examination would ea tas attent9n OF 'hr Com,
easy $3.50 men snd diyids them W nto ie,
Infantry az prqporiioa, oS have other Ss
a @sS You ali sncs tss N battle you can only prins
about Of the bet ~ % TO ss t,nt
mat be e9Sd ase US ~ mse mem ana Sns e 10
any regiment organization engaged IL e recruiting
sT''f ssa. ,' to be &c the
aHa esr'a1y r says 'Tssn 0ago, by all Tssa' Tssn % ar
@ %en es.Fs T e az e..
) Sasris d he army. and ia he diaersaI military q
qs & ss. @ .Ss sSs
never sends man ,n,O ae ned. a. matter o. course
gate ~ y as ssooe S0 mem iSsn @ We Lave $50
Ss rSss % IA Ssu1 %sS . pss:
& rssos s'tf saer s'% are %
, soaa void tsaase i @eSa.i: Tses We have
Tseg % nos 'sse mSske iSen We have lie ordasnse
along ,Gs ssssS.IS s es IN s
or any other war Ihen we nave iSt en,.p,
e7s recruit, who AZ soe aud may oe .,n fo,
Tas remainder IA. no! oay 90 engage In laaisa ~.r,,
has to care Of q an S '9SG, Of
r. pfO0tS q Sacn you'd be exposed plunder and
inc ,ns.c 'eSssn' Ss stationed iney IuSes
suaISus ays sTe papc DTpe but ecen unae
pressure We nave tsken ne rl one h'f 81 .nr, eav
a properly Of he most valuable Sind on rhica SYagress
e mot SS rouad about can account for
Nj mar6at DO you include in that list the signal
u Gen shcman-No. sir Thev are not charged against
eorns t. our last return is 2iG7o In riug kecr
~ Nitnn Wy Wy V,o ~ G IN a., In he mean nm, i
charges are ing on on account 81 sfPrAon o. s.
to-day 10 Oco men who are. properly speaking
y Sir, fefry-woaId ycu not as lief have volunteer @
S force oa. there II tes rs as we ShA o' 'n
sc Gen sh' rmar slr. would not would pree,
d aDou! thirty stand4rd men In saea company o.
r. But ia tne OF volunteers officers and non.eonm.
N service fSey ore men Who DO not know how 70
10 men II takes about year 10 make good infa9trl
ssyry 1e, soder II you tske an organization
At so@g.ay Of t., asH S wSeEs tGSs s
ana aaq nity men 20 T. Ia snort tune N, ne" c msI
OF taTaIy be ioid apart They vii learn from s4s
Ts9sf sasn, s- Soaa He take S0' compAuy u nfS oil
% soldiers tuen Is we I've n.ye t In ,na. rl0 WI,
I'd esteI we're as a. sGo1 s9asrs m yh wnr wno m
ee s1sfsil upon eSmesay s1S5er ay Hn sa l"a iad
h. VIM eSnSdence, wSe ne would be a nte aouDtiu
d Mtn yo1ng%srs % ps'T & NE soSu We osp DO as they are
asG6,, scsIteied d. '"-' 49, 80 49,. o.,
troops IN the southern states. Could notreeinfoict
~ Cen sherm IN Some hsye neen drawn from yrgini
ed AM some from North Iaroia SnI SOU n SlUnh
ns oi Texas more Toogs Than % any ohSr raT
he border ana the ndlan b9raeT. but there are non
"ne" he charmsn" nS the army in the Indian
10 properly reinforced y the 900 men no" ocatea
Y Cen slermsn-l uaaersland from the TIE nismes! at
as s m SI as tPs'S the SaSc % sss
res + 6sre as ar sre ssf s e rsn1 ,G m
so% s sen sp ARE oa o sSrs o
Il; SS the yeoW fever IL IoSssna they mefey
Ey an %s oE g1 m % aSd
9sT oi & sS SP G mem 9 atosed ia Mssp
9 suppose there concealment OF the tact that "a
- down there are uneasy hhu lu'
80 claim assisal and protection FROM the Hxernme
OF the United states and The orders are 10 tuOri IL
hy. them-nOt interfere with the stale authorlue
any means but afford protection TO any human Den
re-. that applies for II at garrison .---, =, ,..-,
~ Mr. Cookl do not think that the troops In Georgi
- | have bee On called ON In ten years. ,
no Den ehermanI do not know that they nave put u
on people GeOI gia very giad to nave garrison
I'VE Atlhn'a - ,-....-.. =. .
err The Chairman-The object q my inquiry wN g q
m certain whether troops cOulu be spared from the eou
cIs to reinforce the army IN the lndian country, .
80 Gen. ; erman-I compelled 10 ansWtr that th'
cannot spared, those who are ntrused WI
Iu power Judge their presence necessary lhAt uecsl
zen 10 me is sacred anu hna and governs me -
Mr.. Ftrry-YOu do not, however, say 'hat IL 10 bo
nd Judgmentp ,,-,. - .., =. a. ,.,, 4,
aia his opuIon behind his duty He ought not " FORM
80 opinion. . ,. .,....
~, the pi resent term Of enllstmentp 1900. =, -
II Cen sncrmnn Yes; would prefer TO enlist the
ere The thairmin-what s the strength Of Crooks a
'ad Terryu cOlnmands2 a. zoo -
,aa Gen sherman-I think they amount to $500 m
.uN each. .----., , .,,,. - l.,
IN that the Indians are breaking upT ...,- -. -.
the Crook and Terry both extremely careful pu1e
an cautious mep, vii not attack these lnulans IN po
or ton unti they give them tremendous WHIP lng
~ Mir Ferry WHAT proportion OF troops " lnianlry
ltn Gen. ShermAn-CrOok must have ABOUT twenty clp
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