The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-24
WAR DErARTNEv7

copy. The following is the reply, which ex-
plains itself:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTArT-G q ENERALs OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, april %, l6S5.J }
sIE: Complying with your request Of the 9th
snstaut lcIcse herewith copies Of y0ur commits
sion s- s arud Lieutenant. Signal Corps, and oi let
Ter OF ,ue 10 1863 from this office, notifying you
OF the sr.eplauca OF your resignation as shcA 10
VERY saelsfuIly, your obedient servant
C. MCEEEvEE,
Assistant Adiutant- General, IN charge.
Two Enclosures
Asws.l lie seen in the COPY, I did not resign
until a.ear the war was over.
The original was on parchment with Mr.
Lincoln and Mr.. S-aHton's autograph sigma
lures.
THE PRESIDENT OF TEE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
To all sr' shall sec these presents. greeting:
Know Sc That. repo-ilE special trust and conf
dence 5l The patriotism. valor, fidelity and aBll-
ties OF ---. have nominated, and, 10y and
with iie advice and consent of the Senate, do APP
point ll5lu second Lieutenant IN the Signal Corps
In tAe vec OF the United states, 10 rank as sucn
from -lrd day OF March, eighteen hundred ana
siNiy-...ee. lie i, therefore carefully ana olll-
gently ri-clIarge the uaiy OF Second llenteuaht
hv Ga5r- and performing ala manner of things per
taiuitr tnd tIereuuto belonging. And do strictly
Charle HIu require all Officers and soldiers un0ef
ond Ill tenant And be is 10 observe and follow
such C...-rs aud directions, from time 10 time, as
he shat receive from me- or ille Iuiure PRESIDENT OF
the iurea states Ot America, or The DeueIA or
other superior officers ser over him. according 10
the rU.e= and discipline Gi war This commission
is 20 caa.luUe in force during Tie pleasure oi the
PresiGeIlt of the United -Iaics for the time being
Given uaier my hand. at the city % Washington.
tins fifteenth Gay Cf July, in the year Of
Cur Lord one thousand eight hundred
ISEAL.t and sixty-tOur. and IN the eighty ninth
year OF the independence Of the United
Bytl.s President. ABRAHAM L1yooLE.
EDv5s ". STANTON, Secretary Of War.
war j Ike to put in parallel columns Mr..
Stanton order for arrest or confinement in
Old Ca...ol. and his parole, wherein the words
dangerous man, disloyal, rebel spy" ETC., were
used.
The -f.ore COPY Of the original commission is
furl-5.. 10 Le person named therein. the original
commi--5oa having been destroyed or iTsecoyer-
ably la-i. This commission Is not now effective,
having lzpiEed previous 10 TINS date
Assistant AdjuJai.t-General.
War j. 'l-Ttment, Acknowledgement Office, April
COPY on NY BEEvET COMMISSION.
OFFICE or CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsHIEGT8E, D. c., january, lsG5.
SR sm directed 20 inform you that tie Chief
Sigma ]cer desires 10 scssa 10 the General oi the
Army yt.5lg recommendation for bTeyet. You are
Teque- j therefore, forward 70 lhIs Office copies
OF any papers bearing upon your services which
ia
II ~, OBJECT f tie ief signal Officer TO secure
whstey~s material may influence 10 favorable &C
fOE Iu Ire case.
Klsy respectfully. your obedient servant,
IICHAED =. Strong.
Acting Chief Signal Officer
This acc5uuts for my Captains title. Pro-
motion IA this branch were Tare-indeed, there
were none ; but ! enjoyed as 9 general staff Off
Ger al .ho privileges and none Of the respOn-
Eibiities Of tie rank Of 2laj0r-General
AN USAPPRBCIATED ARM.
do r1t know either the exact date Of Stone
mans raid nor the number Of horses used ]
have nothing IN the way Of histories Of the wal
for reference. Desiring 10 secure something
dehn.te iu the way OF a date, looked mp Ap-
plet0us Cyclopedia, which IS supposed to be
the American standard OF reference. Turning
70 s. Cav1lrv," / found several cl0sely-priUted
pages cf Gue type devoted to the subject. With
the fee lg that the entire cavalry history ol
our wa. would be condensed inthis American
author.ir, ] squared myself in q comfortable
positi9a 10 study up Tie subject. after Wading
through good deal Of ancient history of cav
airy iu foreign Wars-Which, by the way, was
c8uMa..lcd 10 the Americans As a model sys
fem IN last otdOwu to our own war Imagine
my surprise II not indignation. 10 find this
author - stating, among other things, that tht
"Caya.ry 81 the Army OF the Potomac Was no
eIectl-- 3 organized until after Gen. Grant LaC
placed I'd ID charge Of Gen. Sheridan"
Ib1g statement, SO false and misleading the
writer mildly qualities by admitting that tb,
cava.rT J. lie Army Gi the Potomac had been
1D a manner, organized by Gen. Hooker, etc
After l-5ae iew lines o. ztiuted praise devote,
10 the cavalry Of the Army Of the Potomac
this b t0E.au goes Oh - great length TO detai
the history. organization and work Of the cav
airy il the great West.
The authority OF Gcn. Grant is printed ais
1OT tic .eOrgauIZatIOu 81 that arm Of the sorv
ice IN tie west which seems TO have require,
il too. The article shows that Gen. Grant CAV
Gen. y .lsgH carte blanche 10 put this arm int
effective service IN the West Then follows
fuls0me history Of thcHestern cavalry, in Wlic
the services oi Gen. Wilson prominently IL
ure.
suca names as Pleasonto1, ,Stonemau. Custer
EilUatli-z Buford aud Gregg on our side. q
Stuar Wade Hampton, Fitzbugh Lee, BuIel
MOsby and others or the rebel side, arc 10.
Eighi u
tlr.a the standard American authority o
cavalry down in disgust and after walking th
floor .o..G enough to cool of little, I tugne
% the index 0f the contributors OF author
The e. n.an&tiOn was found in one word
was N -u. Gen. Wilson furnished the ca,
airy ar..s 70 ApPlet0H's Cyc.opedia
usaE BE treadiug on somebody's toes IN ia
little .sl-de, but feel that I shall never e
on wiIs -lss story until j relieve nay mind o
this gt ton. There is in my mind 40 disp,
EItlCH ,9 criticize the soldiers Of the Wcster
cava4-E force, but this fact should be put down
that t-a cavalry Of the army Of the P0toms
do a. much toward ending the cruel war Z
any ar branch o. the service
OF c.G.ss. Hooker offered a reward of SIS (,
the f.y of g dead caEa.ryman. That Is:
Hook 3 b.ga say OF talking. but the facts ar
neyert less. that the cavalry az Chancellor
vile lEajT duty and cut Lees commune
ti0us. 3 l Hooker lad dome his share ther
the caEiry would have gathered up the tr
phiez and laid them III Iss feet. Hooker. ia
some C- eTs, talked TOO much. We all Iemcn
ber LIS famous message - tie President fro
CAaLa .sTaYlllc (Which. by the way, Is the ON
3uEtaI.a gl record Of the recognition If h
Ain rs 0u the part If cur General Office
IL the Conduct Of the war:
Save GOT Lee I'M such q tight place Ia
God Almighty can't get him out"
YET within two hours after Hooker had Sc
this fe Eas running his 10000 men away lr0
Lee U5lB0
Thl cavalry of the Army of the Potom
was ~ posed OF rs fine q body Of men iu Is
IS wel. 10 be found in the Amy. Our Office
were such rlln as StoHenau, PleasOutOn =
ford sjeg Fitzpatrick. Gregg. Such men
tie P.s tommlulalt IL West Point. Ge
: Mesa. -rriil who was q Lieutenant ia q
CON EFcomposci tle l.Do officers.
il le5al army, AGAINST this force, rode q
best b4aa Ci tie ~asta I'D such men as Wa
Ham, a. j. /. B-s.laIt. F5zaBgb Lee Mosd