Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-30
Communicated
THE O.. A. n.
Captain Hubbard Fires n Voiley at
the Editor of the Mining News.


the Editor Of the Mining News.
EDITOR SENTINEL: The article in tht
Mining News Of Aug. 90, 1881, headed
1.-THE G.. A. r." is not only unjust to the
Pacific Coast soldiers of the Union, but il
absolutely incorrect in many respects,
j First, the Posts in existence on the Pacific
Slope were not "formed by old ex-Union
soldiers who wandered hither from the
other side of the Rockies after tho close OF
the war;" Those Posts we're formed of ex-
Union soldiers of the Pacific Coast, and a
few Of the Eastern soldiers who came here.
They were formed because Of the mutual
regard each had for the other, not despis-
ing the services of either which were equal
ly necessary for both and the preservation
OF the Union. In patriotism the. States Of
California and Nevada stood second to no
State in the Union. California not only
furnished 100 men for the suppression Of
the rebellion, but she put into the field,
regularly mustered into its great volunteer
army, over eight regiments of infantry
and two regiments Of cavalry, which were
commanded by such distinguished officers
OF the regular army as Major-General
Irwin Mcdowell, Brigadier General Wright,
and many other subordinate regular Off
GERS. They were led by such men as Ma
jor General P. E. Conner, Major General
Edward Baker, and a host OF other well
known brilliant and brave men and sol
diers, too numerous to mention. 1t would
seem invidious distinction to mention a
few without naming all. They served
alongside of old regular regiments every
where on this coast, in the Notifications of
California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado
and Wyoming TERRITORIES, in the inland
forts of Nevada and Arizona, even 10 the
Missouri line, under General Conner. 1t
kept the strong Southern element down in
California and Nevada it preserved these
States loyal to the Union, and sent their
gold and silver in streams to sustain the
Union. 1t donated its glorious tCali-
fornia Hundred" in aid of the suppress
sion Of the rebellion, whose names have
"passed into history" furnishing its he
roes and martyrs to our common cause. as
well as any other part of our country. 1t
was composed of the flower Of California
manhood, men who had braved death
in hundreds of forms before they rendered
their services to the Government. That
body was designated 1.-THE California
Hundred" in its struggles, and, SO called,
it will be cherished in the hearts of Cali
fornians as long as there is a Californian
to be proud of his State. at is a humil-
iating fact" that any true American
should attempt to belittle the services Of
any who aided in the support of the Gov
eminent when it is well known that every
man mustered into the military service
here gave one more soldier to the cause in
the East; when it is well known that they
supplied the places of regular soldiers all
over the Pacific Slope; when it is also we'll
known that no man enlisted as a volunteer |
without q lingering hope that he might be
called ON to mingle more actively in the
bloody strife; when it is also well known
that hundreds of thousands of dollars
were raised and offered to send California
and Nevada regiments and companies to
the East, but whose offers were declined
by the Government. at is also humil-
iating" to know that the author of that
article forgets that while bodies Of men
would not be accepted by the Government
thousands Of good, brave and loyal men
were therefore compelled to go East, and
did join the Union Army and died fighting
alongside their Eastern brethren. No
troops from Virginia, Kentucky, Tennes-
see or any other State, set foot on our
and protected its citizens. They
had enough to do to look after themselves.
While we California and Nevada troops
cannot relate the incidents Of bloody bat
and campaigns, it was not our fault,
and we view with calm satisfaction the
incidents Of our service as contributary
to the grand result-a united and happy
@. G. HUBBARD.
EUREKA, Aug. 90, 1881.