, 1878-04-19


IiVlng. repeat tnl> admission under OATH
To WIlch captain NrlI' nlir no dissent,
nWt expressed lllll>cIla> personally lflrnd-
y |" MAJOR lia''tr'
Major U,lIer rnrnivel frnu b;.
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S'"'' ""'S !" "'''' ""','.''' W ,'''''
bearing testimony To ms skin ana
bravery as an officer and his patriot.
ism durinU the late war.
Two OF these letters are especially
important. One addressed to Major
UaIler. on Eeh q 1874 nv Mai.
E.,na;, II po,oa lr,n,,i, AL D.I
'"',I'' - iD'V' NI"P'''' "''"
vet 'MaJoT' u .. a., anu lale rlrSI'
Lieutenant ot MAJOR lialIers com-
panv) furnishes such unmistaka BILE
evidence of Major U.Ilar'S davntinn
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w ms 0'"',"J Nv '"o o"'''' o"N Va ''''
reOellloh that part ol II Is mere gwen
Among other things, Major Bates
saws:
always thought ana stlIl tfink that a
great mistake was made somewhere m
your case. knowing rs dld the patriotic
sentiments whlch governed all your con-
Versatlon anu actions during the uilrR uay>
OF lS6O anu lSl, When we were on the
frontiers OF clVlllzatlon at Fort M0JaVe'
New MEXICO. ana subsequently al san
Diego, Gal; Wlel' lis we Ju'lrheyen TO-
waW the settlements ana were met ana
surrounded by the diSIoyt'; When Aloeft
). johnson anu oilcerSg1 al graues eager
~ threw oil Their allegiance To our
GLORIOUS "Strlpe| ana stars. anu gutter
ing prizes were offered to on.I VINO should
JON III that leNas bahd; Wtlth II" OPP
position was offered to tltlr departure
ana you allu your small command To-,
SctlIer WIN lile SmaIl 0rlSooll Iorcc ana
quElrtermaSter department at LOS Angeles
were nearly an tIlat WtFe IeIt III tlat Sec
tlon to uphold tI'e hon"r OF onr country;
remembering nIi TINS. say tIIat II any
sentiments OF dlSIoyaIty had ever animated
your breast; 1t seems to me that 'li> would
nave oeeIl tIc tllhe lor the'n to nave oe-
but yo,ii were firm. and our small company
seeing and feeling the determination of
tile'r two remaining officers Smothered
ue, v ri S t%ir mI.t '. st"oL "rI' tre e' oI "
ioyaI men. and bv their tirmness. together
with the small force at Los Angeles and
lnna' saved. verify believe Lower Cali
.Gr .inm ste. 'ro %a "g r mEG " e" !r sIt"I m
herosm ,nd @ Iovatv enartaI inv IN ,ho.n hose ,. .nr,v
@ ,"r @ "Vta @ o', '"t"h n,,. ", ,nh E "I hd .ho, @
bepn known. wouId have zone far toward
the nrotertion Of fine actors in them when
acc,Isations were afterwards brou~ht
aoainst them nv sunprlovnIists. whose
Chief stock In trade consisted in asnersing
fine character and actions ot the tri,e men
and notriots, of surh n trIe and loval man
a. bpIieve vou to have hepu
With crpat resncrt. I nm vour friend and
former first liputennut
Il II RATES
Cantain and Brcvet- Major II : A.
To GRANyIIIE HAIIrR
T.ta Mainr n = Ebhitt IJouea
WashinCton. ID G.
The other letter to which reference
was made was written Dy Gen. John
G Cr,oLsr IT 9 A il oEords
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strong eV'oehce OF mayor tiaI'er 5
love OF country at the time OF the al.
legged utterance of disloyal sent;.
mepts The Ietter ;s oil en- nertiua,t
49, ill., ;.,,;... H.. :. :.
W '''s inquiry 'na' II 10 given e"''re
DeIoW:
ny o-,
A>ii'N'loN' ~ ", feoruary u l''t'
DEAR MAJoM-Since elr conversation
yesterday have thought of the circum-
stances connected with your discharge
from the Army, and well remember the
universal expressions of regret of the Off
GERS and men with whom You served Mt
what they deemed the great injustice that
was done you. know the valuable SER
vices you rendered your country in her
greatest peri and throughout your long
career OF iheritorlous services ui.tlnctlS
Te'he'noer your geht'eulah'y oearl''S' ~
tegrityo OF chaflct"r' your bravery ana Skill