New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-19
SHILOH FOrGHT OVER AGAIN.

MORE "REMINISCENCES OF THE BATTLE.
TESTIMONY AT THE srANLiY CoURT-MARIAL IN
REGARD TO GENERAL HAzENs POSITION.
The testimony the Stanley court-martlal yes
terdav related chiefly to the conduct Of General
Hazen and his command at the battle of Shiloh.
Among those present during the session were Cen
eral W. 7. Sherman, LieutcnantGcneral Sheridan,
General Schofeld. Colonel Gates Thurston, of Gen
eral Thomass staff; General s. n. Solomon, General
:. A. Carr. Colonel Oliver d. Green and eX-SccTe-
tary Beknap. General Schoded was recalled to
testify about the law Of July, 1866, which abol-
isbed suffers Colonel s. Il. Bruce testified that he
was Colonel of the Goth Kentucky Infantry and
WIS at the battle of shiloh in General Nelson's di-
vision. General Hlzer's brigade was on the right
of the witness. The fire was hot and HazcnS brl-
clde fell back. The witness and Lieutenant Cooper
reformed one Of the regimcnts-the list Ohio. lie
didn't see General Hazcn on that day. 1t was gen
orally reported that he mad become separated from
his command and had not been on the held OF bat
Isaac G. B. Suman, now farmer i'm Indiana.
testified that at Shiloh he was n captain IN the Oh
Indiana Regiment IN General taZen'7 brigade. lie
rave a quaint dcscrp tiOn of some of tho scenes OF
The battle and the officers present laughed heartily
" The adjutaut-gei eral came mp TO me-" saM n''
"aud | saw that ne had been drinking. W ere
inst now seeing the nose of the dog, said to INN,
aud iu-t then a solid shot tore a hole through ms
body big enough for ones two fists. Colonel
Moody came mp and began to cry at the sight |
was very much a,tOnIsucd at seeing HIM CRY. lie
then role out iu full view of the enemy, and saw
that he too had been drinking. lie disappeared,
and while looking for HIM learned from some Off
GERS at hospital about thTcc-qbartcrs of mile to
the rear hat they had met General ildIen near me
landing" Moody was good friend 81 mluc,'
said the witness later, " but thought he was too
nervous for war;
The witues, remarked that General Nelson
abused the regiment because lie didn't like their
STYLE of foragiug while on the road from Nashville
To- SHILOH" General Nelson afterward took back
ms offensive remarks, adding that he didn't calcu-
fight so calamity. $3.50
4 lithograph was afterwarl put in evidence which
had been published by Henry MOslcr, and issued
with Hnper's UcekIA representing the Gallant
charge of the Nineteenth Brigade, commanded by
Colonel w b. HaZcn, General Nelson's Division, ON
scented a. mounted, leading ms brigade. In the
rear Of the line were Generals Nelson and
Buel with some Of their stan. Shells were
bursting here and there, and the dead and
wounded were scattered about on the
ground The witness SAID the picture contained
auachIoni,ms, and the whole thing was fraud
r1ftcu ND bv "a hangnr-On at General HaZcn's head
0ugrtcrs He testified that General llaZcu's alb
scucc from his brigade was discussed generally dur
ing the day Of the battle and that az the time his
opinion OF HIM was the same as that which he held
IN regard To MoOdy-that he was little too ncr-
YouS for war
John ". steele, Of Oberlin, Ohio, who was cap
tain in the 4l,t Regiment, IN General llazen's
brigade, testified that he saw General haZen with
some of his staff In tho OF the line at Shiloh
very early in the morning No one seemed To know
where the commander was, but later ~ was SAID
that Lc had been al the landing during the day.
The Count adjourned until IL o'clock Monday.