Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-17
MooDY's WAR RECORD.
1t is One That He May Justly be
Proud Of

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-During tine Knights
Templar conclave, and while Washington
contained thousands of Hoosiers, the attacks
being made on the military record of Judge
G. G. Moody, who was to-day elected to the
United States senate in South Dakota, was
theme of general discussion. Colonel Moody
is a native Hoosier, and commanded an In
diana regiment during the late war. lie Is,
therefore, well known among the soldiers
who served from his native state during the
early sixties. President Harrison is person
ally well conversant with Moody's war rec
ord, and regards it as very excellent. From
Indiana soldiers and the war department
am enabled to give the military record of
Colonel Moody accurately, and il makes its
own refutation of the charges which are
being brought against him,
Colonel Moody enlisted in April 1851 i'm
medlately upon the firing on Fort sumter
He entered the army as a first Lieutenant IN
the Ninth Indiana infantry; was commis-
stoned and mustered in as captain OF Com
pany C.; served during the three months
service in West Virginia. and aU the close of
that campaign was notified by President
Lincoln tnat he was appointed captain OF the
Ninth United States regulars, Schuyler Col
fax saying that it was given him as recog-
milton of services during the three months
campaign. Moody secured leave of absence
to serve with the volunteers, and upon re-
eullStHleHb III tHe VOlunlecr regiment was
promoted to the lieutenant coonelcy, and
went back into West Virginia; was after
wards, in the fall OF 1861, commissioned as
colonel of the regiment He joined Buelrs
army in March, 1852, and was unfortunate in
being assigned to General Nelson's com
manu, Nelson hated with intense
hatred all Indiana regiments. When
Colonel Moody reported to Colonel Frye,
at Buelps headquarters, he was told
that he should be assigned tn such command
as he desired Colonel Moody protested
against being assigned to Nelson's command
and was assured that he should only be kept
there temporarily Nelson's adiutant-gcn-
eral assigned Moody to General Hazen,
who commanded brigade and through
whose persuasion he finally consented 10 re-
main with the command. The first time
tnat Moody saw Nelson he got into dini-
Guilty with HIM and was shanefully abused
This was followed up by contentious until
Moody got tired and worn out, and asked TO
be relieved, and returned TO his regular regi-
ment. he was thereupon mustered OUT of
the volunteer service and granted an honor
able discharge. Then he was ordered 10 re-
turn TO his regular regiment. He did so. He
had the command at headquarters for a
time, aud subsequently the command OF a
battalion OF nine companies In the tield; vas
then detailed TO serve upon General Thomas
stan as chief commissary OF muster and aid.
tie served with General George II. Thomas
one year thereafter; was with him at the
battle of Hooyer's Gap, hls skirmlshers pre-
ceding the battle of Chickamauga,
at Chicamauga, at Chattanooga, at Mission
airy Ridge, and then resigned his services in
the regular army; was repeatedly com
mended by General Thomas for his services,
aud was highly compllmented by him when