New-York tribune., 1885-07-18
a PENSION AGENTS RECORD.
THE ARMY SERVICE OF CAPTAIN BAReER'
why HE WAS pIsHoNoRABLY pIscHARdIp-AN -N
c,prSr OF THE BATTLE OF CEDAR chhhA'
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s,v TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
VIZ .s,,yaroN. July 17.-There are Demo-
-. -. Ohio who we're brave Union soldiers curing 'n0
mar Some Of them men who won promo''o. Va ,..s
osa of battle, while Others no' -
49,. and deserving served In the rams
y. ., "a q, ths war or until disabled by wouhos.
xs.rv of them receive nsions to-day on account "
ounas or other dsabih incurred in che Inc VI
10 al, such Democrats well as 10 the tnou"@ nsa
MANNED and otherwise disabled Union VETERANS" hos
who are Republicans, the Aomnis', q,
TODAY offered an insult by the sppoin' naus,or
Gilbert il. Barger as United e"''vs w. nenart
a,.rt at Columbus records OF the ""' 200,
..'' -, NV that he wa taptain of Company ", 80
O,io vo,unteer Infantry, which formed p",' " 80,
ats D,vsiop of the sixth Corps, connahu. " 80 ~,
In October 1894, Captain BarRer aPPN ,,a naner
absence The application was approNc"' " u,a,t
reached the adjutant Of Captain barsei go, Va.
-, tho eve of the battle OF Cedar OieeA' w.
On '.o tho fslowing day the Union forces were
..os.d nv Ear,vs army The adutant, kho"ihs ~
,ho roymeutal papers must be sent to the rear WV.
,Vaoops aud that several days might eiapso rrrer
returp handed the leave Of absence 10 |aP no.. Tho
I'm order that he might avail bniseh VI ~ ~ was
enpagement which had already Deeun' .nr
the only commissioned officer WIN h,' "''nor ,
which WAS one of the two largest ones In the rcs
sa ~, courss his presence with 1t was needed. AFRO
and as matter of course OF his superior omeeis
for moment supposed that farger Would desei. his
comrades while they were unaer hrs' ous w." 49,,
notice tn his regimental commander or anypooy eo,
Canap Barger deserted his comrades and his post oi
duty. and lost no time in putting many miles pe'"een
himself and the enemy. ..o
Rsfere obtaining his leave OF absence
~.,,air Rareer had rendered MS
,c,a,,on and it was accepted before the authorizes
~ had heard OF disgracefu conduct IN
the face of the enemy Upon the recomm nIaps
his regmental brigade, division ana CORPS and he
the order accepting his resignation was
received insteac Of 1t q dish9horatuc ,o,an to
tro,a the service He immediately Degan 70
,,lsad for restoration. Secretary slhh'on ooda
erred his application TO- Gehe-sat, ,,a nro
II was returned TO the Secretary OF war WIN .o & p
fcsfs OF he regimental brigade DIVISION anu COZ
,nsnders approved BY General Meade IN MS statenen.
tss conncl Of the regiment said There was no susp
con that the paper 1.-THE leave Oh aosGn.oI h Irgore
ment" The division COMMANDER; ~ oAp,Vooe pwrote
his disapproyal OF the appicatlon, - Gno
Captan Barger left the field of battle whiie uer LII
dishonoraby making Of his leave OF aVsehcc ai
deserted his regiment while 1t was ae'u""' 'nS"se
with the enemy IL sooond ne,ition for a
revocation of the order by which ne was a,
discouraged was referred to his FORMER o,n o
mander General Ricketts, then sr"red waoo
al Respectfully forwarded, not uppio'ou. n
This n,icer should not permitted to reenter ne SCI
Vice Generals Wright and Meade expressed IN wfius
the same opnion and papers again reached tne
retary of War bearing the dsapproval OF inc inen W.
knew all and thoroughly as1 onor
Bnt the war was ended the d.sgraced oicer was Ok
inmate in his appeals and the Washington az
last Yielded and the order OF dishonoraoe ui'A1
Ras rev