The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-27

office, Indiana, show that Gideon c..
Moody. was mustered in as Colonel OF
the Ninth Indiana, November 9th 1861,
and mustered out OF the vuulentcer SER
vice Augugt 10Th 1862. On the 1Ith
OF May 1861, before entering the Ninth
indiana, Moody had been appointed Il
CaptainSin the 10th U. S. Infantry, regu-
lar army. After being discharged from
the volunteer service he vas detailed as
a Captain 18th Infantry on recruiting
service and afterwards as mastering olli-
Ger l4th army corps, and finally lett the
army on the 9th OF March 1864, as IL
Captain, in what manner and for hat
reasons | am not advised. During
Moody's service as Colonel OF the Ninth
| Indiana, about five months, the regi-
mcnt was engaged in ut least two battles
Buffalo Mountain and Shiloh. He
was placed III arrest and charges filed
against him fur his conduct i'll both
engagements.
General Suman, one OF the most dis
tinguishcd officers Indiana produced
| during the war, who served with the
regiment from Il private soldier through
the various grades to Brevt. Brig. Gcnl.
''can say nothing in his honor" Gal
liant old Major Mllroy saw him do moth
ing Drawer at Buffalo Mountain than to
desert MS to!il!llflllu dllt 81 AohIl LII
mountain On Il trOt.'
CAPTAIN Thomas Madden, than whom
| there was no Drawer soldier, ]pronounccs
him the everest coward that eve COM
maldcd nn Indiana regiment.' Major
Gen. Bilcl asks the var department to
muster him out OF the service "ior the
good OF the SERVICE" and informs Cover
nor Morton that the public good" de-
mands that lie should no longer remain
in command OF the Ninth Indiana Vol
mtccr Infantry.
II the good Of the "~licgiment," the
''Scrvicc'' and the Public" demanded
that he should be summaliiy dismissed
from the service, how can Colnradc Vine
safely recommend to his fellow comrades
OF the G. 4. r. to vote for Moody? The
Ninth Indiana was attached to Gen.
HHzcn's brigade, Gen. Nelson's division,
and the information upon winch Gen.
Bucl based his request in all probability
came through brigade and division head
quarters and was approved by the Off
GERS i'll command and WAS the calm, dis
passionate official acts OF officers whose
gaIlantiy and the kilograms above quot
ed are IL part OF the history OF the coun-
try published by the authority and I'M
der the supervision OF the United States
government.
Mil the people oil Dakota gratuitousiy
insult every true soldier OF the republic
by sending Il man with the record o
Gideon G. Moody to the United States
Senate? Can the men who are selected
as members Of the first legislature OF tn
e state set at naught the CONSENSUS O
t history by regulating the valiant sOldit
to the rear, and heaping honors upo
the poitroon who deserted his comrudt
or the field OF battle? Will you us rel
y rcsentativcs OF the people against I'll
It solemn shadowy protest of ten thousan
ID gallant Illostly hands waved irul
I'd Sh1oh's bloody field, crown with ca
5: lands ni honor and bcdeck with roses
ID glory the coward who deserted them
ii. that harvest OF death and sought DR.,
he lection under the friendly banks of II
~ ~ rolling Tennessee? Dare you veteran
K sons OF veterans, and loyal men OF Da
N ota, assembled under the protection
VI the tarrr banner which waves over 70
he commemorate the birth Of the grande
state vi the Great Northwest by scndi}
as your first born and chief represent
tive to the nations capital a man wi
III deserted that flag in its direst hour
'd need? Dare you mar the cscutcheon
u our gallant young state, and beioul t
"a first page oil its history by saying
nj the world that you delight to do hon
u to Il nan with such Il record?
II our state is SO lost to all sense
/. honor, il the valor OF it's sons on eve
national battle field is to be %folgottc
~ and the deeds OF our heroic dead no lC
ger to be remembered, then drapc tn
! s.arry banner in mourning, blot frC
20 t re list OF national virtues. valor Il
C )lrlgc, crown with wiraths OF ltu'
ri the Dou!troon and coward, say to t
1t. world that South Dakota reserves |
Il, highest honors for the mar who desert
id his comrades and the countIy's flag
Up the hour OF danger and posed as a Sh
III ering Coward in the face OF the enei1
'iis Send him to the national capital as 80
II representative but III Gods name II
he ours.
n he Then, Oh fair goddess, at whose shri
i" 10 the brave and valiant sons OF liberty
he every land have knelt in adoratic
'st spurn from the foot OF thy throne tt
III, new born star OF our nationality, ~
the symbol OF thy sovereignty, by hon'
ing one who preferred personal safety
.rs the nations honor Oh the field OF &C
t te flict; and thou! prond bird OF flecdo
me representatives Of our nations grratn'
nc aud valor, hush thy eXu!tant screa
re fold thy wings and stand in silence W"
ar o dropping crest surrowfully admit
;ai that among thy brood OF Northweste
I'm Eaglets thou has brought fourth {
as C%arrion-Ied Buzzardo Dakotianus.
\. r. Y. DAWSON.