The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-08-01

JOHN W. BLEEKMAS, CHAs. MACE.
Anotber circular the same as the above.
dated Medina, October l3, lS7G, is signed
by twelve more members OF the battery, 10
wit:
" Prrrs ON. GorIp.
LrrKE W.IpgoS. DIG. HESIoS.
D,yIn N,C.BGAc Al. PAIL
OWEN McCoLLuM, CHAs. c. SrRArroS,
FREp. REMprE DC. HINES.
NJ PIrSEE LYON NREELANp.
George L. attempts 10 DreaK the lOrce OF
the foregoing certificate signed by twenty
,,o,, os p b.,,or,. h. ,bo foIIo,,,r ;nf.
hheh VI HIS o"t'Siy " a.e ioho"inS i"
nous assault upon the signers. We copy
from George rs letter dated Wichita
E.n,.s n.9oba- 10 1S-6.
hahsas, oetopei ~, io'o'
The good name of the battery will hardly
be tarnished, nor my honesty or faithfulneSs
I'm connection Herewith, DE harmed by the
deserters, bounty Jumpers and dead-bsatS,
every one of whom have been found 10 bear
{. t.siimony against il and me.
Ti,a trptb is that fh. StrnnreSt apd warm
est rciatinns nf esteem and condienc, yr,x
nm .n ,.iIJ .xistS het ,v,.,n ali tr. aIu fIItI-
mi soldiers OF my command,
"
AT meeting HELD at The opera House
in this city Octobpr ~ (,porcp T. first MT
Ill, -.
tered lhese ihiahio"s chafSes WHICH "eIe
published IN papers advocating his cause.
-. -. $1,000, ,,,,,.,.,-,,,,
THE INFAMOUS sLASDLii REfI led
We At once sent comics Of all charges
-, ~ - ~; -; a,
aSauis' bto. i = anu ai@o hiS ceieh7e 'o
Lieut.. ii. l.. SIckleS, formerly First Lieu
lament of Geo-ce II An,hcny's baftery and
. Cc,,; ,,I
al present belor,er oi 'hG ,o'i, toi HPPe"iH
for the State OF New Ork, and received the
foIInw;n, rsnIy
H ~ 49,
ALEANfi y. - oct 81, lH'',
d. r. dHfhoEv, Esq:
DEAR SIR Il have examined printed sIi pS
purporting TO De statements OF twenty men
formerly Delon.ing to the l7th y. y. VoIun-
terry was irst LieuieLant.
Asyou are Ware, | have absolutely de-
cliue,i 10 have anythin2.to do with any
statements affecting the character OF Geo. /.
Anthony late CAPTAIN OF that battery, al
,ough feeiing i was much wronged aud in
many ways Injured by him while under his
command simply for the reason that 1 do
MOI believe IN Ie,nting IN i esii & i1r eI anG
refuse, however, 10 answer, by an emphatic
denial, any aspersions upOn the characters OF
,he me, aand n a,,J re- ,aatfv ,n their char
acier when called upon.
Not one OF the men whose names are ap,
SHELBY Center, y y, October "a, IS76," and
Sns ever srer nor VA. oSo Se ever 49, accused
as such . S9r one Of them who held an office,
iraIy, ali OF them were faithful. excellent SOL
diers, and as .uch, were honoraDiy aiscnaIg-
master ali through our term OF service, and a
most honorable and faithful one c was.
AnotneI, = VI @ rs was snLseana mt ~ hH my &c, S,e,
posiiion wben dischaIeed. and no braver or
more gallant soldier served in the Union
ranks; ks, ,.v. IN my nos.
session, the muster-out roll OF the battery,
whicn iully corroboraies, as far as the records
Two of these men, whose names are at.
,ached 10 the statement, Fred. Remdce and
n, Pitnee, do not sppear on the muster-out
names are on the payroll, for May and June
names astaehed to the statements are those
mand. and:aii are honorable and Respectable
men, infiuit.ly superior in everything that
'"aAe' UP '"''"' "'" " II. E. S1cKfEs.
A. AZ,
We also addressed ietter 10 the AuJu-
tant- -Geueral, OF New York, for informa-
,;on a, to the rborac,er IF the soldiers vho
,'o, 90 =" -.
had been thus rudely assalied by their late
Captain. To which We received in reply
Ar ,nu,~;ns, ,f;c;.l Iocu,,.,..
'ne INV" "s 0~,
GEN'L HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF \. Y,
o-
ADJCTANr 6ESERALs OFFlCE,
AIhanv octo|er 81 1916
Aioany' oe'o'ei ~, io'o.
hereby certify that il appears from the
~ a -. r. foIow;rc.
fecorus vi 'his oino, th". .'e
named men enlisted In the lIth lndepenu-
emf BATTERY. Y v S. Volunteers, and were
I1 1:ll .l.-.f-o,,, 81 re
honorapiy GischaISeo tnereiroi'' anu mus
tered out OF the United States service al the
dates act opposite their respective names, As
follows:
CHANCELLOR ELLICOTT, enlisted Au-
WILLIAM LOzfEf, enlisted August Is,
ls7. discharged Ju!s Is, 1855.
% M0Si9S sS s NJ, EpMUSps' Hnns Is & sis'ea August
LPMiN +. ZfMMERMAN, Com. Sergeant,
enlisted August 81, 1867; discharged June L,
iSSo; nv SMITH corro-.1 .r,ts,ss An.
gust 20. Es!; dischargsd June Il, 1ss5.
NELSON L. HUXLET, Qnartermaster, en-
listed August - is'i; discharged June l.
JSo. w. BIEEKMAS, enlisted August 81,
1852 discharged June Y, lsej.
, OLIN N; GooLD, enlisted ,ssi August Is ls'2'
%. G. HsSIoS. enlisted August q, 1867; dis
charged June Il, ls65.
DAVE G HINES HINES enlisted sai August 20 lses'
LYON VsEELaSD, enlisted August Is, 1sa:
discharged June Il, 1855.
CHARLns MACE eniis'e1 August Is, 49, ;
SaVIS NS:ARGAR. enlisted August IS. Is ?;
discharged June Il, 1865.
SILAs W. PITTS, Sergeant, enlisted August