New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-17
THE PROCEEDINGS


Stanley court-martial were Colonel Steele, secre-
tary of the Society of the Army of tho Cumberland;
ex-Secretapy Of War Belknap, Colonel William
Craig OF New-Mexico; Captain PhippS, of the Ord
nance Department: Captain Ward, commandant OF
Governors Island; General Alexander Mcdowell
McCOok, of General Sherman's staff Colonel WI
liam f. Prince, and Brigadier-General Thomas
j. Wood. The greater part of the day was
devoted to the examination of General Wood, who
served from 1851 to 1865, and portion of whose
command took part in the battle of Shiloh. Pre-
yions TO the examination of General Wood, General
A. Med NlcCook, who testified on Tuesday. re-
sumed the stand at his own request, and made some
additions to his former testimony. Since the day
before he had been thinking over the interview
which he had with General Stanley at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel in 1876 and TecOllected some par
ticuars of the conversation. The witness at that
time asked General Stanley why he was pushing
the charges against General Hazen so vigorously,
and General lnley replied that he didn't propose
to let Hazeu worm himself into the good graccs of
the Administration at Washington with the object
Of getting promoted. Subsequently to the affair at
Fort Rice the witness had received letter from
Captain Hawkins, Of the 9th Infantry, then sta
toned in Texas asking him how he should treat
Colonel Hazen on his return. in view OF the insults
which he had submitted 10 at General Crttendeus
table.
General WOOD then began MS teS'lihohy ~ mar
rating the means which he took 10 convey his two
brigades from Savannah 90 Pttsburg Landing, IN
obedience to the imperative orders of Generals
Grant and Buell. Early on Monday April Z, he
began 20 send his troops up the river, using Tor that
purpose the boats that were bringing the wounded
70 the city, The first brigade embarked with orders
oTeport to General Bacl, and he followed with
the second brigade. Two or three miles below the
Landing they found the banks lined with str1golers
who somewhat dcmoralzcd his volunteers by shout
inc "You,U get if You'll get it, When the
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brIsace arrived al inc L'l''"E 'io o''''' """
aroI WOOD s,id that while he and General Gilje1n.
~. d.. 49,. .,.. .f.. g.,
VINO was WIN hlm were ,iI'R up t'e ,slopt nom
the boa! lhrl saw Ntu'Ih I!'1rn 'l"nuIuS ou 'IC
p..uA' NC - n, .'' IN - T.; ,,+,,'.,' 80 Z, ,.r,i
I'M III ",. l - f ~ , to INN, on ~ Ir,.s
49, H .,i, I,. ma, s,t,.o.,t S,cc,r G,5.,,I
W""d l.,I f,of whom he saw, General Ioz-I ON tle
1T H. l,rd 81, o. ,1,ltl~, If,r-. ,,'1 .o ar
~ he rorld rrcollcrf no side arms. lie adj
yritted mat he was not NJ that time
1l,,r,' r,;th C.n.r.i Inn and ~
III, 49, l. ID eDc,, him, r'.ra Ii.- o.
-. E.,or.i .,tl.I, o.. a ti,,t H.. Ial .el.i
',,l -, 80, ~, 90 IN, ti,rc ami lot
a. ,l'd . HI. f. l'i i.'l, ,rt a.,
tfc ia'''' y ' Irfac.t JyDrai. Swami oie"' On
50 ,1, INNS. N fling .1. cGicnts aIart
IIb,t Won mean bv usn If ven mean that nanV
we've there no. If thai they ougit 10 have been
somewhere else. yes" The witness sNd thatit wa,
,,udrto tl4f tle str.roIprs for tbree miles down
ri,.or W.. frOtn tle front
General Wood said tlat his division took the
obiof I,rt i'm The igrflc oil P,'Ertfs Mills. on Nav
o. 1864 General Howard bad given him orders
',.i,,.c. o, tI,. 0trl, of tbc C0nfedcratrs com
,1oTd.d law General Johnston i'm order 40 dliye
them away from the railroad. lie objected. he
cause the troops were spent with tie long march,
ard were not in condition 20 night. The witness,
however. after IemOus iIatiUg had ordered General
Hazeu 10 form ms brigade aud attacl, the enemy:
General H3zcn did So making very vigorous, and
almost irTuciOua' attack, bat We. rC9ul-cO. Cen
eral Wood SAID that he lad anticipated the result
and " f, NOT surprised. since 10 troops could have
lived under tie ire. second brgadc 4Eet with a
i;I.r f-,j,,ra and ne loss Of tLc two WIS c-t-
mated at 500. The witness did not regard Cen
eral Hlzcn as responsible for the result.
Ccncr9I HAGEN had been sent for and had re-
,,,r,.G oo,,u,, from the rear At that tnc-a tOut
n ,n.--the Second Brigade was still under fire.
and the witness was standing near road that led
from field through ne woods 10 ,thc rear me
Ioau l', ~ h., frs Saw Gnc,al Uazrn approacL
ing the latter was about 200 yards down [ road.
On the crosS-eXahlHa uoh ny Juu0e,-AHNuVale
SWAIN GeheIn " To' t ' Gi IT, va ,o
TO INN In obedience to his summons he came from
the general direction IN when General WOOD
imagined ms command 10 De' ana hDtnllg uilus',a!
was np'IV''i,I ~ ~ no III ~, -, - -, ~
that Oenrrdl l5ZeI ooeH ga MS I!uets' anu in'o
gallant nght lie uIi iiot see mn ioii 'Ho 'i ino
be gave ''is oiueiS un'" nc I0Ioi'0" ~ MIN "''i
his Iepilse. ... .. c.oo Dr.;
Inc question vi 'iT ,it 80 i,,t to,
was theh taken up. lIc VI I i'noo, a.
feet -quate, ana blO"u IuCIo5,' ~ Na' hc..i ,Io
railroad leahuG 10 NdSHNIt, ~ vac f ~ -
cOmmtihoIaJe tnc i'c"'T NJ "a to i - - =
eral ll1zen2 bHgaCt' re "I'he57 IlOu4"' uL8t J,
was erected Oy oiHei Oh uoH.i"l ia'%o,i. iIo i'
only seen IL from tho CdiS III Pdo9!"-, az "
non on one sIue hta,eH 'uaV ~ s' It o,i
the GROUND "heie lhe nleH Iei.. y uoDs't 49,
the counsel arose as 20 me Ie'SESmGS oi tne w
ions as ttstnoh!. Oc4DIdii ,,Il,oSS 1 IL, i
charged with having accused Genera Iazeh Oh Pr.
ing an lmpQstor. We lnlthu 10 SLOW thdI nc nc
monument does not stano on tne giUunu SLeif tls
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