The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-26
SEVENTH REGIMENT RAGE.
ITS COLONEL IN A BITTER QUARREL
WITH GENERAL YlRIAM
n Fable Rebuke from Gen. shsier that LED
TO No End OF Trouble sharp Correspond-
ence Pss.ed-A Decision Over which Gen.
Vartnn sn,iIes-what ~ Was All About.

Col. Emmons Clark OF tho Seventh Regiment
Both are accomplished soldiers Gen Varian
Soined tho troop Of the old Third Regiment. now
the Elghth' In 1874 lie served seVehteeh ,eurs
1ap,a'n, ana was G,e,,1u oo,onu VI ", ,ho
>.s'i 49,, ~ i'o, nv ~ ,sce m. a., 49, 80
crack Third Brigade In 1866. he ~ an ac-
,oc,,c'on S"0ru'""" us "'' 10 ''''''
Col Clark ia MISC n fovoritc among military
- 1T ,i,, snv,,,i, ,s n rriva,o In ,he
famoua second company in 1855 rose to be
Captain rapidly. and from a Captain was
Jumped to the Coonclcy in 1864.
veteran officer of tho National Guard told
Ses'eruay an ih'eres''hs s'orF Vi the u'ihcui'y'
us $50 ,o,o"S.
on DECORATION DaS 'h're was phraue OF inc
."So p','s'o" "s 'S,"io =, !" .''o "'"nu H.In' Vi
On itonooo, al ,non,, ",I hnr 49,,
rpsbod orcrs wers nrcsnn p S,agr u' that
his brigade should rnkc n perfcct nara1c Con
Narian ordered drill Of the officers on the 2sth
of May. Atthis details were explained and par
ieular instructions given as to the importance
down IN tactics Col. clark was not there but
others Of the field and line were At the parade
on Decoration Day Gen. varian was sharply
.oh,Lo5 h,. ca, Sbo1au r., ,.,,tits wy, 1884,. 49,.
DuHou y, zen on'ier III puono' nnu was NOR
tlned extremely By being told 10 close his COM
ynrion Ind eiycn sneciol Instructions 10 oflcers
two days previous in regard to this very point
very angry On his arrival AT 6eadGuartors he
said /" Tol VIM S@wari jr his chiat Of stan.
Write out the following order Col. Seward
seventh, Eighth, and sixty ninth in The brigade.
u.s. rs :" follow, ionUWs; ,..,.., ....,,..
Obliged 70 ea st,cntn 10 the aosi Total .rssSr "
Sns G[ o 6 ssfR ny + T % ct 2eT On
whcb ne ps v il" tt.fnuoh nay ,S , nTss,'
cnt lie mS,5u ge, LYNN W., Husa,, Wa we omission
}sie to maintain ne prs.crped distance thrS ynrl.
ssrt ~ H. S, eco 81 w. wi,G ,n W.. maiIi
cSG ct 9S qHy a x S1' Pgns on the srSh s
silently q Canal street ha,ns been incrcas.d t. IN
s@s;$ i6s %otiiasssa # .,s;iSSs peIs%p'ery ofdf.
snm ,S o t r V.n@n, we 70 los, hs
raat iSSi araa u" a, Sfa"r %SS
Bic question Of distance Which should be o.crycd 6y ,a
oSmnntainns T' snS ~' so sg h. ~
M.;s oco5. Who ar. hg d.sgs snk since srrsf;
h ISs ar Che sns'l Of me column
vii Sd s ssan he s fgnSnI,ps a9ScrS
Nv ~ ,.,sri ana tsS AZ x,,'S n.ungd te} VIII oc
hc future
FIR S 9reF s was fo1n Know thrd2ushSut the
course understood ,hat C"i TI4rk w MS the he
Sill,er censursd Thercat Cpl Clark indited
RertnS m , s"sp vpTo' To 'n' UeG't"
Ssy 81 be- re,leslmly 70 state mat MY rego.9l
n n, ,s i1 .Srasso esrcmony hAg The "a
sorhv of notice 10 which mn # 1es,.rtuiiv ",ii YAH,
St,gn,i9E and s'k iSr ,a'tras'.a' FROM ums nme
fSsH nn nSs BY vt 'es - t~'n;e' 9ne, anil
hun1rei ani ten ild III. Command Gss AWAY been o
pr..cTei number Q, .isp. to The ' nnuc ' IL
eeem9. Whom M''h rae "'Vs; IN ,e' Iernss"
A.. ,ssimepti Gsn 9e.,a to marx nne AMI 70 be 9,a
kaie commsnder for the reason mat he trs,de
to enable lie re.msnt e tcsp Sn "a .,ep Of
maxim lime s as ao, esn !, n. i n Ut In
greater distance Than 81 ,aris between the Drum
:sssP ;Si%f "; sT:da.y
.he brigade stan when ne regiment again marx, ums
s.l 'ei6;lis e. ,sS 5 s es
nehes NOR Or c,,n order to maintain al al tunes
s; Gns wsd ps aasd 'Is4' To G
ysniry regiment should be exactly went, eight inches
S91, sTdsr to ha erect from ne proper
Sa,e ana possible to maintain ogih ths recri9sd
I'ss%Sq aHd !, ,hs Srssss SoTm.nsr
pniSefs Of iii, brigade At meeuns he'd ssv :; 20 s
which wa. not present, beg to.a, that informed
ssgiTcni MAI when ,le seSugn Of The Gsaefsl Vas
bsads som%'aieIii i!PTssrysd ihs !wsqiy ei-6iheh
so". and q: s rssp az nS ' ., A,
h9sm hn ,'Sp 81 ,a; I';men. should bs rSdaeed IN
following the "euesin this Important particular.
lbs In few avs he causs s His A. n MS
Hsneral. Col. Seward. to send to Coz CLARK the
following reply:
you faii 10 snprecste lie fulamen,e nr,rcc. sn
hisabe 70 moving body q troop. rheie i intcn
In genera 9rdsr n" 20 mSswa
.Gs 1f9' %6 NOV % the
d. hs u GTs aSt a & Hcs S ,s 81 %
HE minute must be taken. why should provision be
!hor, step" The only conclusion to be arrived at