, 1876-07-23
GEN. 6TURGIS.
AZ IOWA VOLUNTEER PATS HIS RESPECTS TC
CISTEH'S TNApuCER.

~ IOWA VOLUNTEER PATS HIS RESPECTS TO
CUsTER'S TnADuCER.
II the Editor eT The Tribune.
CHICAGO, July o22.-Your daily Of the 10th
Inst. contains letter from your St. Louis cor
respondent relating what Gen. sturgis said to
him on the 18th about Gen. Custer. The sub
stance of Sturgis' remarks is an insnuation that
Gen Custer was q coward, because las he ayers)
"thc bodies of 800 or more soldiers were found
piled up in a little ravine, while behind were
found those Of Custer and his 'chosc.s
p1icrs' What spectacle" he says, "it
would have been to find 800
soldiers collected on one side, and,
In the rear, the commander Of the little force
surrounded by its officers! Mind, don't want
to impugn their bravcry!' Oh no! but he
means for every one else to. he then filings in
the assertion that stCuster was insane1y an,-
hitions Of gory,'' and that sCtster's luck affords
4 good clue to his ruling passion.H Criticises
"Custcr's want Of judgment, which drew these
men into trap and then says that Ct the rec
ords u show him {Sturgis) to have been one Of
The s'most successful Indian fightcrs.'' That
sin 1850 he followed the IoWas and Conan
rhes SO that their camps were entirely broken up
and they caused no further trouble" He also
1ays that he told somebody IN St. Paul
two years ago that he 'sdidn't believe Custer
knew sufficient Of the Indian character to fight
them to advantage, that he Was liable to be led
Into trap, in which case, {Sturgis) told the
gentleman there would be no one left to tell the
tale.' anu linen ne cons1aluiates n1nsei1 that
nov, az lne nfst nnpoItaht attacA, Tue pIopne-
Gen Custer was unpopular with his troops, Was 4
ttsran1' anu nao nc lesa11 uoa Tue solulcls unoer
mm'' NOW, Mr: EmLol' co"araicc IN
tae lace u 1he ;u;n11 Sneni1 Is, ,;.,. unuer the
ia"s ~ o1 war, puinSual!f VIII 4Gatn'
ts. "a aso 10 1G .o 81 ad soier i9,1d
n meet tue same 1atc: we resaFd W1th ,;5 contempt
Inc man VINO strakcs "onian of c cnl9, w OF any
pae p, m9eh weaker tnan ne ne' anu non aoae 70 ae,
.suu ~ .aensees. ut ',t;,ato. .uI ~ 1aa9
saa; ~ uastatu because ne ns1ases @ ~ ene 'a ueau
seaz; aas are orave anu honorapie compared WIN
.eiuinY .eis! oy lalsenooo or cunning .anuenoo tne
,e4olerly ~ cAa1a@el oi ''., oue "no, 80 ial !r
- Nc h,to", ulcu Hsnt'ns WILL Us
.Is ~ 70 Lne enemy, Hlth Ia hasni1s p!aoe 1s
aPn+ StsMning nslve 70 sn,in,s ny sery n: lastt
n,-1 anc!I a;S au4 ,aa una' ~
.aIn .4r1an 70 VIAL hG nau ua1Gau1 sa.u "Is nhe
,t.,uas .nms lnau t1it!' auu IL aIe nsa. ureatn
honas4 '12e w aH no1 e4 %ano - ,o tntpusa , 1ls
~ -.o", ~, uGA. Gustet n.e oouiu -
~, H. aes 10 nc oiner llaa tnose Will Anlttcu
nm oaa: to every soldier Of our country. But, IS
hrotha' W ~ clinlIi ltl1. ~ Guiasue ~ 10y auu
~ -ytnei, y. "uose every Icco,u w a1e plouu,
gh6', ett, y, e ~ ~ naie ~ ene - "'s4
iha % ha,a ae {ohsnt, ana 10 whon nus presence & a.
In1d H. u lne!l column Nas an splre1on Mcn
manr nAt = llsnlnlnS uasu ~ lue s.cne, ~
LAY enarGe anu oatIe, aeny tnnt he Vas
w. .}tr,t ~ OF re99a11eo unf.iuoay ~ H's
no.a1. ~, ane aitemRm 10 stan nm WILL Go"aluace
III ~ sao ccnlal. Ihe unanimous tGSttniohy OF
s.,,.s wv ser'eu WIN nm, ana q al VINO eEeI
es Can VI ni..l, Ie1utes Ina!, anu e1stel s"c
-, uea. s. sturels sneerlnSy styies Custers SC
xho,s" a. NV %hat naturally RESUMED 10 solaleT
~ r. patt!e lie, with an eye cleaning like blazing
IN ~ anu whose arm vas eyer 1ouna
hiorrs ~ h..,. tnlGkest OF Inc nsnt, oealng
st,,rstso gotn wei directed anu resls1less den.