The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-09-23
WHOLE NO. 1875.

of Portage, who was in command OF
the regiment, and ordered him to put
his regiment through battalion drill,
on the double-quick for one hour!
And this punishment-going on the
run for one hour-after our fatigue,
and heat, and privation, we were COM
PEELED to undergo. THIS is the sort OF
man, or brute, General Hancock is,
and l think every volunteer soldier
under him at that time will attest
these facts I shrink from publicity,
but to me it is simply horrible to re-
fleet that a man of such brutal ma
ture and character as Winfield Scott
Hancock is likely to receive the suf-
frages of large portion of the people
for the office Of President of the Unit
ed States. That he is the choice of
the keepers of Andersonville and Lib
by and their friends is Aot surprising,
but how can a Northern man vote for
him?''
"Well, Captain" said the Tribune
representative, Il believe your story,
of course, and l have made wide in
quiries in Lancaster as to your probi-
ty, honor, and standing in the COM
munity, with the same result-viz:
that whatever you say may be implic-
lilly relied upon; but you know the
Democrats will attempt to throw dis
credit on your story, and | wish to
fortify you with the testimony Of
other eyewitness, taken from men
of high standing, if there are such"
''There are a number Of them," said
Captain Langridge. Sat this moment
| remember these: DIR. w. H. Inger-
soil, of Prospect Hill, Wakesha Coun-
ty: Col. John G. Clark, Of Lancaster;
Captain living NJ Bean, of Milwau-
kee; Mai. NJ. l.. Butte~feld, of Wau-
kesha."
From Prospect Fill the Tribune
man proceeded to Waukesha, where
Major NJ L. Butterfeld, most intel
ligent gentleman, who has borne a
spotless reputation in Waukesha
County during quarter Of century,
was found
He said he was with his company
and regiment at the time and place
mentioned by DIR. Castleman and Cap
tain Langridge, and was cognizant of
the facts related by them Having
read the statement of the latter, he
said:
SIN regard to that portion of the
article which refers to the drilling of
the regiment on August 10. 1862, at
Yorktown, because some of the men
called-for water-something they had
not had since early morning, and this
was in the middle of the afternoon
every word of it is true, and there are
numbers of the boys living to-day
who were also present, and who can
testify to the truth Of the statement.
Lieut.. Colonel Emery was in COM
mand of the Fifth Regiment at the
time, and Hancock ordered him to
drill the regiment on the double-quick
to punish the men who asked for wa
ter. The Colorel was not as severe
with us as Hancock desired, so Han
cock desired, so Hancock took COM
mand himself, with aa oath, and put
us through for some time on the fast
est double-quick gait he could put us
to. And when he had satisfied his
anger on the boys he turned the COM
mand of the regiment over to Col.
Emery again, remarking with the
most unsoldierly and brutal insolence:
There, God damn you, the men who
hallooed for water have the satisfac-
tion Of knowing that they have had
the whole regiment punished on their
account
"Was Hancock generally harsh
and unfeeling commander, Mr.. But
terfeld?"
He was fearfully quick-tempered.
When he was mad he was awful mad,
and then he spared no one. The boys
had no love or respect for him what
ever, and after that exhibition Of tenn
per and brutality they thoroughly de-
spised, although they were afraid of
him. Men who have three full, nu-
tritious meals per dag day; plenty of cool,
pure" water; physician and nurse in
case of sickness, and shelter at night,
never can understand how the boys
felt at that time.
''They were nearly exhausted by
heat, marching, and lack of water,
and from that day they never men
toned Hancock's name except in con-
tempt and hatred, or to curse it as
heartily as he had cursed them
THE brutality of that one day will
poll bigger majority against Han
cock in Wisconsin than was returned
against Tilden in 1876"