The sun., 1879-04-27
THE FIGHT AT SHILOH.
The Part that Gen. Maven and His Brigade
Took In the EnRnnemenf.

The Part that Gen. Haven and His brigade
Took In the EnEngenent
Gen. Daniel f. Sickles and ex-Gov. Palmer
OF Illinois were among the witnesses in the
Stanley Hazen court martial yesterday.
Gen. Emerson Opdycke was called as the FIRST
witness.
The Judge Advocate-was tho conduct OF Cen
Hazen at the battle of Shiloh skulkinR or cow
ardly during the time you saw himp
Gen. Mcmahon objected strenuousy on the
ground that the witness should bo confined
strictly to the points brought forward by tho
defence. The Court accordingly ruled the ques-
tion out.
The witness testified that he had been lost in
the woods with Hazen after the repulse OF the
brigade on tho Shiloh battle field. Had had
several conversations with Gen. Stanley. and
was on friendly terms with him. He first spoke
with Gen. Stanley after Gen. Hazen had gone to
Vienna. Before going Gen. Hazen called on
had beon circulating .derogatory reports con;
corning him; In particular. that he had said
that be IH9zenl had got too wHch credit for
that he told Gem Stanley that Gen. Hazan be-
hnved gallantly at that bntlle. Gen. Stanley re-
The following letter and It's endorsement were
put in evidence:
81 PlSr STREET, ciscssAn Ohio Nov D. 1877.
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charge and entire iyhi Of brigade was over when ihS
The survivors went e ihe rear Yoa vii rmemlcr t.ai
all the rest and the last back and that
we're 'osether ir 9t least han mile in hc rctrcaL
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ing forward and backward I am. very ,re,pccn'lly
Colonel sixth Infantry. Brevct Malor.Gen L $ Army.
The endorsement on tho back was as follows:
Respectfully returned
yas Captain y The for'yar;t % , % 9hG i nf'pry & and nd
Tegiment then formed part of Iazen's brigade his
heavily engaged short mu.kct range several hours.
sni then made an effective assault drove The enemy IN
ground over which this charge was made wasin the
cause and rom heavy os-sin the nghns previous
The charge The continuity OF our line was neee sstrly
were forced % Weld To- the advance Of the eucmys -
which 20 ,pike the cartured ggus we rendered them
tncm Min mSd e .nw sse p on ~, horaeA fdns Sons
b.. lane ene9uragns hs men ~ words i and example
unns We osether in constant endeavor to rally the
effective. all his most ardent friend could have desired.
orpYoKE, late Brevct Major General Vol.
Robert T. Kimberly testified that no was at
Of the Forty first Ohio. and Adjutant- General
on Hazens star He saw Gen. Huzen when the
np % Uoi tho e Il the charges We be
heavy fire Of the rebels drove the brigade back
ho still eaN Gen. Hnzen on horseback In COM
mand OF his men. Witness was struck by
piece OF shell. md severely wounded, In the
fight at Stone River. Gen Hnzen and his brig
d ng 81 M.ySE Seh Rs. 9s s1
Hazen commanded nt the Charge and waved
the men forward with his sword.
On the cross -eNamin nation, Lieut.. Kimberly
denied that he had ever written a magazine
article calling llazcn the savior Of the army.
the whole ~ the night before tho TIN OF April
1862, The brigade formed in the early morn.
ing hours. and moved forward n distance OF
two miles before meeting the enemy. The wit
ness pointed out on the map the peach-tree
orchard and loe cabin where the Ninth Indiana
were heavily engaged. AZ 81 tho firing in part
erased. Gen. Nelson rode up TO Gen. Hazen,
shook hands with him. and personally thanked
him for his gallant conduct Gen. Haznn
throughout the fight was well up with the line
Of battle. among his men, encouraging by his
presence and example. In the retreat Gen;
liazsn did everything In his power TO check and
reform the scattered members Of his command.
but without effect. During the retreat witness
parted company with Gen Hazen. and did not
see him again until between 3ii and A p. NJ.
He came up to guard the colors Of the Forty
The witness was shown an illustration from
n pictorial paper representing Gen. HAGEN
charging at the head Of his men amid q perfect
hailstorm OF shot and shell, heaps Of dead and
dying falling on either hand. a.. The witness
said positively that neither Gen. Hazen nor his
officers had anything TO do with getting up the
picture, and intimated that the artist must have
evolved a considerable portion Of II from his
W. NJ Beebc. lieutenant Colonel OF the Forty
first Ohio tHazen's old regimentl, corroborated
the evidence OF Gen. Opdycke. Lieut. Kimberly.
and Capt Gaylord in regard 10 Gen. Hazen's
Ex-Gov Palmer Of Illinois. who was Hnzens
superior at Stone River. testified that the lat
ter conduct. So far as he knew. was generally