Omaha daily bee., 1882-11-02

ulent practices against the United States.
"Amcng the names appearing
twenty two Ia number, is that of Fra
Lieutenant and Adjutant e. K. Val
eptine."
Now, Mr.. Valentine in his speech
at Fremont o. Thursday, denounced
this extract as an infamous Islander,
and most emrhatically denied that
there was any foundation whatever
for the charge. The Omaha Repub
lican, the organ of the Union Pacific
and the moutbpiece Of Mr.. Valen'
tine, has issued a defiant challenge t.
any man or journal to produce the
proof hal Valentines army RECORD
had the slightest spot upon 1t. They
also published a letter from Captain
Cramer who, as Captain of company
@, Seventh Iowa cavalry, vouches fol
Valentines fidelity and integrity
while In the service.
Now, we have in u possession an
official transcript from the records o.
the War d %partment, which effec
tually nails Mr.. Valentine as m i'm
postor who is trying to owe q matter
of record that should forever retire
Lin to private life.
SPECIAL ORDER NO. 220.
WAR DEPARTMENT, \
ADJUTAhT GLNEEAL's OFFICE, :
May IL, 1866. J
BY direction of the president tn,
following named eff ere are hereby
dishonorabiy mustered out of the ser.
vice of the United States for fraudu
lent practices in connection with tn,
appraisal and sale of horses, the prop
erty of the United S iates:
Brevet Brigadier General Fl. Ii,
Heath, Colonel Seventh IIwa Cavalry
Major j. b. David, Seventh lows
Cavalry.
Captain e. B. Murphy, Seventh
Iowa Cavalry.
First Lieutenant E. K. VALEN
TINE, Adjutant Seventh Iowa Cav
airy.
Second Lieutenant Thos. j. Potter,
Seventh Iowa Cavalry.
Lieutenant g, P. Belden, Seventh
Iowa Cavalry.
Lieutenant I. s. Brewer, Seventh
Iowa Cavalry.
Lieutenant w. II. Northrup,
Seventh Iowa Cavalry,
L%ieutenants Ormsby and Lowerey,
Seventh Iowa Cavalry.
By order of the Secretary Of War.
E. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
The facts in the c,se are that L, X
Valentine, with others, was implicated
in frauds upon the government in tn,
appraisal and asle Of horses. The
Seventh l wa c,valry were doing ser
vice on the plains against the Iudians
and alao guarding the surveyors ant
construction corps Of the Union Pa
cifc. The adjutant of the regimen
was in collision with the Speculation
who were buying and selling arm,
horses. The conspiracy was discov
cred by the secret service department
of the government, and the result wa
special order 220, issued by order o
e. M. Stanton, secretary of war.
When the regiment was about to b.
mustered out three months later, fv,
Of the officers implicated in the fraue
intending Valentine, were whitewash
cd and the chief mastering officer wa
authorized by Special Order No. 80:
to furnish them with an honorable q
discharge" The officer chit fly instru
mental in saving Valentine from per
petual disgrace was Major Geo. M
O'Brien, Of this city, who was late,
brevetted brigadier general. Yet &C
cording to Captain Ii. w, Cramer
dealer in railway supplies
Valentine had as fac a mill
tary record as any man IL
the regiment, and the captain, will
his wonderful memory, tells US tina
Valentine was mustered out with hi
regiment at Fort Leavenworth, Kas,
in 1866. The war department record
show that Valentine was mustered on
at Davenport, Iowa, August 10th
1866, several months before the regi
ment was disbanded.
This is the truth of history, which
within itself, stamps Valentine as ut
terly unfit to be the representative o
any respectable GLASS Of citizens, leas