New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-22
LETTERS OF HARRISONS COMRADES.
HIS CARE OVER THE MEN IN HIS COMMAND

A CAREFUL AND wATCHFUL OFF1CER-AssOKAA0fS
FROM THE VOTERS OF EIGHTEEN-FoRTY.
INDIANAPOLIS July 81 (SpeciaD.-In the daily mall
received by General Harrison there are enough e'ers
giving Iecoectons Of incidents in his HE, particularly
of the DAYS that he spent the battlefield 10 aAo
an interesting story of many chapters. The man mas
been heavy, Numbering from zoo to 4Oo uaS' an"
there are few of these that do not give, In connection
with congratuatory greetings, recolections Oh some
nhase of the Generals life some incident that has
been cherished in the memory of the writer. d. b.
Alexander said to-day
Fully seven hundred letters from the Gencrai
old comrades have been received, and there arc many
more old soldiers in Ohio, New-YorR, pennsylvania
Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas who rejoice that
the Republicans have nominated man VINO lought
for his country and incidentally dissatisfaction with
ClevcIand,s ponsion vetoes IS expressed. Not less
than ten per cent of these letters from Democrats
Aside from their gratifying political phase the cteS
are of much interest TO me, because 'heS lc-
veal more of the Generals war history than could
possibly be learned from his own hie. ii's
extreme modesty had prevented him from ever SAY INF
much about his battlefield experience, and he has given
his friends the impression that he was not IN the
tbiclest of the battle while matter Of fact, he
seems to have been continually exposing himself 10
danger Many of these letters bear testimony 10 such
experience and the common form In which the writers
Introduce their congratulatory greetings IS am sau
TO know that you arc not surrounded Dy such udhs'r
as YOU were twenty-five years ago. or with some
sentence similar in substance. Many OF them sign inc
nclnames by which they were known IN the army,
such as The long corporal The lean sergeant,
The boy you had to discipline and so on ono re-
calls night before a battle in the Atlanta campaign
When long after the camp had gone to sleep no founu
General Harrison going among the men loohhg al'cr
their condition Another tells Of his having been
found al another tine late at night walking over the
haiti xrhp his IL,
carefully looking for some missing com
rade. or 10 see that no one had
been overlooked Another writer recalls an
evening before battle when he saw General Har-
rIson alone going field in which 1t was expected
the enemy would be met and General Hooper came
along stopping long enough TO remark: This is
what like to sec, an officer Inspecting the glouhu
over which his troops must pass
"Many speak of his visiting the hospitals to sec
that the wounded soldiers of his brigade were given
proper surgical care, or that wholesome food and
needed delicacies were provided for suffering men,
All testify to the unsesh devotion Of the man to his
troops and seem unable satisfactorily to express thelr
thankfuness TO the General
Another remarkable feature Of the daily mall, Mr..
Alexander says is the great number Of invitations to
soldiers reunions that are received Seven came
from Galopos, Ohio, to-day, urging the General to
attend the reunion 10 be held there in August
Are many letters received from Democrats!"
"A great many. Besides the large number Of Dem
ocrac soldiers who pledge their votes to the General
there are many Of the old voters Uf 1910 throughout
the country but especially in New-York and other
Eastern cities, who send assurance that II will afford
them pride vote for the grandson of the old hero Of
Tippecanoe, whom they ardently supported nearly
fifty years ago Then there many who write TO
him commencing his advocacy Of protection Of Amer
lean industry assuring him of their support hat
ground,