Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
REAL STALWARTS.
Gen. Schuyler Hamilton's Views on
the Subject Of Decorating the
Graves of Rebel Soldiers.


NEW YoRK.-Io the Editor of the
Ne,o York World: | hand you with
this copy of my remarks made at
the foot of Abraham Lincoln's sta
tue, May 80, 1875. You have put it
to the right iesue, spatriotic wrath
l was Gen. Scott's A. d. G. in Mex
leo; was run through with lance
at Mora Flores; l was shot down
and left for dead at Monterey under
old Zach Taylor. / have had my
skull fractured for many inches do
ing duty for our old flag Of which l
wrote the history. ! marched as q
private in the New York Seventh
when Lincoln called for help to save
the Capital of the Nation. I cut
the first telegraph wives, under Ben
Butler cut in the war to put down
the Rebellion. have been burned
fifty four times up and GOWN my
spine by doctors to help me for the
wounds won 10 battle for the Union.
| have carried three inch band of
oiled silk on the back of my neck--a
seton, the doctors call it-thirteen
months. have had the same thing
in my right arm for many months
| never stole public money. /
would not accept any place. But
for my remarks on Decoration Day
| might have been probably placed
on the retired list u. s. A., at ST. DO
or $4,000 per annum. / would not
be placed there by rebel votes. l am
in earnest. | am lover of my
country and also lover of the COT.
ored men. was nursed by colored
men and women.
l thank Gen. Johnston for his
conduct. l am sorry in honor and
conscience l cannot hold up his
hand But l am tired of "Let US
have peace" where there is no
peace.
Generosity to the North-God
forbii We should need it from the
Rebels L can tell my story of gen.
erosity to the South. Andrew
Johnson, one time accidental Presi.
dent when Lincoln was assassinated
was Military Governor of Tennessee
when l was placed in Command of
Rosecran's reserves at Nashville.
He gave me a billet to occupy the
house of Morgan, the raider, 10
Nashville, Tenn. sent my bag
gage there in the morning. / went
to the house in the evening. A pro-
,ession of widows and children, like
The widows of Troy met me at the
doorstep. l gave them my billet
10 protect them. l was, l believe,
The third officer in rank in that ar
my. l told them to hold it. l was
III almost unto death. Nevertheless
| would 60 into tent, although it
was November and snow on the
ground. said, keep my billet; it
will protect you. l have not come
here to make war on widows and
children. If the foot OF war should
ever come near my wife aud chill
dren hope some generous enemy
will do as | do" Major Lewis, An
drew Jackson's aid de-camp at New
Orleans, SO years of age, day or
two afterwards, rode sixteen miles
to see one lying sick on my camp |
bed 10 my tent to thank me for |
hose words. He had with him o !
arge committee of leading gentle |
men TO ask me- 10 become Military |
Gnvernor OF Nashville. He said, |
speaking for the Committee: Those
" ords cfyours have done more for
he Union cause than q victory. d. |
become Governor of Nashville" [
said | WAS too i'll.
| am we'll known at the South. | |
Am no fraud. l do what | do be-
,ause realize tho only waJ for
settling "Our Poland" is Gods way
An exodus from slavery. | will
give time and money to help it on
not much of the money for have it
act.
Publish MY remarks and do me
Justice. The New York Tribune
has refused to do 30. The New
7 ok Herald finds it too late for
publication and declines it. l pro-
pose TO carry the war to Africa. |
ian get il published in Massachu-
,etts or Ohio. l will if you decline
% do so. Yours truly,
SCHUYLER HAMILTON.