The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-26

time NOR. than thirty y, I. d y ;s Ssr.se
but states that this has heretofore done 70 avoid the
p.as u bs eis es%en uf
s aSc, nI ~, Vg,ds ne o nm
mssdcf and dc band tis rssrasnt which occurred
ns ri, E" d% Ss h E1 s G
Major had been Obliged 10 mark time account OF the
rr9,im q the heels o, The horse. o. The brissde stan
Th,rdNrhai hc unic rsigned In asking decision from
the Major General IN this matter by reason Of the written
opinions Of the author Of the prescribed tactics uron the
rsnder has the right TO expect that The tactics Of the
army can IT, S adjusted 70 e sSrS Of hs hor he
leading regiment the Colonel can only modify the step IS
c snort step u the prescribed distance Is obtained"
On this appeal Con. varian placed tho follow
ing endorsement. and then forwarded it:
The attention Of TIE Major General commanding Is re-
importance to have ile principle eontenied for by The
sacrificed In order that the step Of y inches and no
steps To ,he minute may swaNsb he taken by ihc several
and ii. conclusion. do not seem e be HARMONIOUS since
be- required when marching IN column To shorten ITS
SIP ny shopd Ge l.qIfed TO- nern v'ns To- ake ,nc
the double siep OF @ inches, aud none other and that
Of 1t subscryrn to distance between the brigade com
m'n1sT ana SSdpg rcs~Smi" As soon a, change
or and %' ESs ea tS S 'SR certainly ru o
CONNECTION with prescribed distance on the parade Of
NAV - hc would have made length step subservcnt
Glars CLAIMS tie tgii MARI time anul distance Of
thirty to sixty Yards l. gained between his hnnd and
brsadc commander but doesno Il tc the authority upon
which such claim is made The brigade comm andcr
maintains the prescribed distance in of The division
in see"rarce Win ppo,.on, az" Of ,5e inetes relnums
thereto and that unless positive directions to the con
viii carry into eject the concluding paragraph Of lis
communication to Col CLARK under date Of June ~
BY direction Of Gen. Varian. Col. Seward sent
following shnrn ~
same time that he forwarded the appeal
The General directs me 70 state that be does not con
Ter. to choose matt was unnte on Your part and
It to nS s you nsNs , AWAY, st to
amanncr a, a. leave no doubt a. To the mode OF
to make suggestion nv which the brigade comm anicr
nl 'ar in gre so 70 80 TcSs s I ss Of S
~ kccrns up The 2Nineh sier no to q. minute and At
OF the G,c S eommsde y ne So eonc"Ts an ire IN
pions E.w, a. ,Nrre'-cfd IN your anpcal nnee ne
Tie .tcn prcscrihed-i either mark time or take tc
thu. rceratcs principles cnuncated in my letter "
June y? ihai s., be to dstancc The
YOU claimed The right ~ another part of YOUR apo 1.-The
wonl icnithcn distance indefinitely you saw NJ to DO
- whch would hardly be comprised in the term pre-.
Gen. shaer kept all these documents and
pondered over them deeply FOR two months. an |
then, wrote the following endorsement on Col.
Clark's appeal:
The course pursued by Brig Gen varian in ref.
eenee to The error committed D., Col kmmon' CLARK On
the occasion referred TO- approved ami the positions
taken aud instructions given b, the former sustained
ani confirmed.
The m.trnc tons are not At all conflicting with the
quoted views W the author oi the tacucs viz The
Colonel can only modify the step pr, S'rbed hy Tie
the prescribed distance Is obtained" ON the contrary
mistake made by col Clark VII" VA, ''' ia, ne he
b. ef @ as ,a S, ncc S ,.ar ' ie
marx time thereby stopping the entire column ia rearJ
sni IN continuing To- MARY time until two three times
the required distance hat been obtained instead OF msk
lesscned and rcsumns The null step Immediately upon
Ifon r. OCCASION n question ne rcgimental com
manicr had INSIDE A. literal use % the short step he
ciale los Of di'me, and TINS correspondence would
IN rierenc, ic nr,, point In the appeal nothing
tuni ~ the insirlcu NJ oi the Brigade Commander
manner no sa,ho@ nv w the aciic. '0''''' III ""'
The len-ih Of stap should and mus, be determined
nri,en inch sicp should be taken Or tha. also too
"us the mark time must be resortod a.. and this Is
d,rsgod to be the spirit Of tie brigade commanders In
is second pola, the appeal The suggestion made
hors mat ne r,smcut following can taxi full step OF
ushir conmanlct - To rcstrN. proper disanc. from
ihs Preceding sut iNi,lun without reference to the
du,y " II, resmentl commander to regulate h. step
bN TINT OF the lrtad~ commsnicr not that the latter
column Tie conuaniing ofccr takes such ,cp ssinay
one a, lis inianTy t. march al the prescb.d
g~, with The prcsenbei step hutn ths event Of his not
fore alluded to
The result is regarded in military circles MS
great victory for Gen. Narian. The principles
for which he contended are and have been
axioms in military circles since Julius Caesar
wrote his Commentaries on the Gallo war. and
great surprise exists that Col. Clark should
rear and TANKS as that under which he has
suffered 10y his epistoary engagement.