New-York tribune., 1882-04-08

moved TO the rear. II was n strange thing 10 90,
again 's was that lie thought they were 200 much
exposed and wished to put them more unuer COY
OF course he had no such discretion ln tne n'.ui
and he returned to his position again. 90 nov
think that there was any discreditng of my troops
do not discredit the troops that command. 40 up
my very best to discipline them ana To az ao'not nnt
them To myself, and to use theih; put uo "o'
begin by dscrediting them"
HANCOCK AND HOWARD.
The correspondent then read General Doubleday
description of socne that he says took place be-
tween Howard and Hancock when the latter
arrived on the field to assume command OF tne
First and Eleventh Corps by Meade's orders Cen
eral Howard remarked
"That did not occur We were right in the
midst of firing. 1t was just at the end OF the
battle. II was no time for discussion. General
Hancock never thought of It, and never thought
of IT, He came I'D to me and SAID that the General
had sent him to represent him on that field AS
now remember it, my answer was substantially
this: All right Hancock. 1t is no time to discuss
matters You take the left of the road ana l
will take the right ;; and ! do not think any
thing else was said He came on in his pleasant,
gallant wav and received me cordially. We were
good friends, and we never bad any altercation Oh
any kind whatever.
sion that to Reynolds OF Hancock instead OF your
self belongs the honor of selecting Cemetery Hill as
the place Of battle. Have you anything to say on
that point ~
1t was done with view to mako a show of force.
Hancock may have issued the same order don y
know but that he did. lie took one part OF the
ing point, what was ! making it rallying point
fort What was sending to Generals Meade ana
Slocum forf Were they not all coming up !
Doubledays prejudice blinds him.
ASSAULTS on GENERAL HowARD's REPUTATION.
at Is wrong to find any fault with Hancock in
any way. shape or manner and have never done
it, The only thing have resisted is this continued
effort to squelch me. 1t began some time back,
when large picture of Gettysburg was gotten up
in which were all the generals who were there ex-
cept myself Now as | did have command after
General Reynods's death, and did choose the field
on which the battle was fought, and did succeed to
that extent in holding it, fighting myself into that
position why | always thought | was entitled to
the credit Of it. Meade gave me tho credit in his
report Congress gave it to me, and thought my
self III my own heart that was entitled to 1t. The
next effort was to employ and pay by somebody a
gentleman in Pennsylvania TO write grand his
tory and it is a beautiful history. but in 1t the
same effort is made TO beitte me III every possible
way and to show that whatever was done was done
by subordinates There is another history written
by a Pennsylvania man named Sypher, who was
once connected with The NFw-iOK TRIBUNE,
believe, which gives very truthful account of the
battle Mr. Grcclcy's account was also a very good
one"
The correspondent called General lIovards at
tention to Doubedays statement respecting his
having studied for the ministry i'll the Prcsb. terian
Church General Howard replied:
Z" have never studied for the ministry IN the
Presbyterian Church. | never member OF
that Church in my life. | joined DR.. Thomas s
church in Auburn, Me-. OF the Congregational order,
with my wife After my conversion, when quIte z
young man, | did mediate leaving the army and
entering the ministry. and did study the Bible and
other books but in reality ] never did leave the
army. / entered West Point at nineteen years OF
age and | have been in the United States service
from that day to this. My command at the break
ing ont of the war cOlonecy OF the 80 Maine.
| was at West Point as an instructor when called
to the cOlonelcy of that regiment. | rendered my
resignation. which was accepted after became
colonel. / remained in the volunteer service until
returned to the regular army as Brigader Gen
eral, but was out OF military service day
NV last command during the war was as successor
TO General McPhersOn when had command OF the
Army and Department of the Tennessee, the Army OF
the Tennessee composing General Sherman's night
wing in his march to the sea. After that was as
signed to the ork of the Freedmens Bureau and
then to the Department of the Columbia, and next
to West Point. SO that it is altogether mistake
that has prevailed i'll some quarters that was
clergyman"
Doubleday also criticises General Sicklcs," re-
marked the correspondent.
4" 1t has been very common thing 10 crlticlse
Sickles but Sickes commanded corps and the
criticism that is turned upon him rs corps COM
mander Is because he put his troops In BET ter posi-
tion than they were without orders, believing he
had "A light TO do it while am criticised because
| did not move nv troops from the position III
which | was ordered to put them. think General
Sickes did we'll at Gettysbnrg, but he needs no
defence from me- lie can speak for himself"