New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-16

I'm tho hard nghting from Dalton 10 Atlanta lie was
wounded in the action Janesboro Sherman ordered
him back with his command - reinforce Thomas at
Nashville. when Hood made his flank march into Ten
nessee and no bore conspicuous part In the battle Oh
Franklin where lie was severely wounded. At the close
OF the war General Stanley returned to his rank IN e
Regular Army as a Major Of Cavalry. and In 1866 ne
was appointed TO the Colonelcy OF the 22d Infantry
His recent service has been in the Yellowstone cOuI-
try
General VIM. b. HaZen was born In Vermont, nut was
appointed the Military Academy from Ohio, whittier
his parents had removed when he was a child HIS
home was in Portage County. He graduated In 1900,
and entered the infantry service as second lieutenant
The fist years OF his army life spent upon the
frontiers scouting and Fighting Indians In 1913 nc got
an ugly wound in fight with the ComancheS' "heh
the rebellion broke out had got up grade ana was
FIRST Lieutenant The War Department gave him leave
TO raise regiment OF volunteers and he recruited the
Infantry the northern counties OF the STATE
He commanded a brigade in the battles OF IllsDurg
Landing Perryvillc and Stone River was inaoe
Brigadier-Genera in 1862, fought at Chckamauga'
Chattanooga Missionary Ridge and in East Tennessee
in 1868 and marched with Sherman 10 the sea III ieof
in command OF "A division. his force that s0rned
Fort McAnster on the Savannah River, and by It's cap
ture opened communications between the army ana to
fleet He was promoted to a Major Generalship III
December of that year, marched up through tue O"o
lnas was at the surrender OF General Joe Johnston
and the command OF llc IItctuNh NViHo ~
1866 he was made Colonel Of the 3Sth Infantry on the
rporganzaton Of the Regular Army, and in 1869 was
transferred to the Infantry, which he now COM
mands he visited the seat Of war during the franco
German contest and wrote book on the armies OF
Germany and France. In 1877 President Hayes sent
him abroad as Military Attach6 10 the United States
Legation at Vienna to the conduct OF the Russo
Turkish war.
The quarrel between Stanley and Hazen is of old date
According to the gossip OF military circles it originated
in a dinner-tabe dispute, when insulting words were
exchanged However this be, the quarrel has been
a crying scandal In :he Army for many years. and has
been repeatedly brought before the public In newspaper
publications. The higher military authorities evidently
hoped it would die out, and 10th TO order two such
distinguished officers before cOurt-maral for the set
tlement OF what seemed only personal affair. How
ever the pertnacty OF General Stanley who was relent
less in his hostility TO General iazen. after inc latter
was stationed in the department IN when ne was
serving Chat OF Dakota finally left no other resource,
ana Was pS n
for trial Stanley is tried on charges preferred Nv
Hazen insulting him by letter, and publishing iIse
and malicious accusations against him Whiie lie was
abroad. HaZan Is aTrafgned on charges preferred "
STANLEY OF swearing falsely in the Impeachment ula OF
Secretary Bekpap. and OF cowardlce at the Ohlo Vi
PlttSburg Landing 49,, a..
Belknap scandal 1t was General Hazen VINO irst called
attention to the posttradcrsnp abuse letter written
by him to General Garfield was the means OF bringing
aIou The whole exposure Tnis letter, inclosing one
TO Hazen from otcer al Fort sill, was shown 10 one
the substance of bOth without their Signatures was e
egraphed this paper An investigation Dy me Ail.
the facts then brought out led to fresh develop
ments four years later, which Resulted IN tne
GrneraI stanley sympathized with Belknap, and
watched the Trial closely for sonnet ng that ne cOud use
as a weapon against Hazen. He found several dscrel
ances Uazens testimony before the Senate and
letters he (Hazen) had written the Secretary, ana
detailed for foreign service Stanley sought 10 prevent
him from going and preferred charges against NM iqd
TI. tffY,.f "a oftl
at The battle OF Pitsburg Landing. President HAYES
declined order court martial and HazeD proceeded
to Europe While he WAS at Vienna, STANLEY wrote nun
an insulting letter, which was published III %. I9uI
newspaper. When Hazep came back he turned upon hs
adversary and attacked HIM with charges Of wul and
malicious falsehOOd. All efforts OF mutual frlends az
reconciliation failed and as last resort me Two antag
onists we're given opportunity to fight their quarrel
ont before CONTINENTAL with witnesses ana LAWYERS;
Gtbey had been Frenchmen they would have settled
the dispute long ago with their swords. IL Is credaDle
to them they obey the laws and submit 10 the forms
of military procedure; would be more creditabe
n they lad resorted TO a private arbitration by i'm
partial friends and saved the Army the scandal OF the
public trial of two OF its besl officers.
The court is composed OF officers OF high rank. whose
military records collectively would embrace nearly the
entire history of the late war Here is JSh T. Davis
who was of the te band that defended Fort sum
ter; here Pope whose greatest fame was won ln inc
middle period OF the war Hancock, whose DI IIi
services eliminated III the final struggle around hlcl
mond Here, too are Augur one OF the careful ana ,
successful commandment GrleIson the 9asIIng cdNdy
leader; Marcy, The lnspectorGeneraii NOGdes, INC
the Infantry and Brown, OF the ray DeiI'tnl' INC
Judge Advocate is Major SWAIN who comes IRON fOrt
LtaVeuWOrth 10 Try the easc' anu mnoso S
and thorough knowledge OF military law usually prlIe
him into lficui trials.
The most conspicuous figure in the courtroom
"a General Hancock, whose imposing ana SUD
stautla presence recalls That ~ his great namesaRe
Winfield Scott. Hancock has more genial iace now
ever than mad the old hero Of Mexcoa face IN which
kluduess and courtesy up the sernness OF inc
soldier All the general officers In the court are quito
gray seated around the cOurnartial table with tLelr
strongly marked faces, their bright uniforms, pls
epaueJtes and yellow .ashes, they make picture itn
OF color aud character which an artist would love 10
paint. Pope looks more like sayant than General;
10 and nTeG
s0ud be- GrIersOn has just the lace Tor cavairyman
long narrow and sharp, ike broadswOrd. Augur is
the hanusOmest OF the CUP.
The two cOmba ants for such they are in fact strug
cling for honor reputation and position are widely ait
fereut types OF men. Stanley, tall, gIlsy straight ana
stern, looks ike of CrOmwells Purltdns during
The en- hour occupied reading the charges ana
speciucations, he stood rigd dfll-selseaht
holding the printed document IN one hand, and often
stopping the Judge-AdvOcate 10 correct some tIinlng
error in the reading. HdZeu short tnIck-set with Ihe
typical French military cut OF cOuntenance lie Is
polished fond Of books and an entertain