The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-12
GEN. HOWARD RspL.lEs
To Article Recently published IN Nc
cure's BY Carl Schur-.

Sensitiyeness as TO what the new s.
papers had to say in dlsparnk, mont of
his fellow soldiers who were, like him
self, natives OF the Fatherland, and
much thinking over what might have
been the result of the battle Of Chan
collorsyllle had all the federal officers
engaged In that contest been able 10
forecast the movements OF Generals
Robert II. Lee and Stonewall Jackson,
are said TO be the cause OF the stric-
lures by the late Carl Schurz In the
current number of McClures Magazine
ON the chief target General Oliver
Otis Howard.
So far as the manner In which the
federal troops were disposed at Chan
cellorsyille. General Howard made II
plain in the New York Tribune inter
view that he regards his opinion as a
soldier az quite as good as that of MIR
Schurz. II was his hot indignation OF
the slurs that were cast upon the 18th
Corps In the battle of Charlottesville
that led Mr. Schurz 10 give long ex-
PLANTATION OF that contest and TO make
a defence OF II in his autobiography.
General Howard was loath to dis
cuss Mr. Schurz's story at all. He
said he had always regarded the dead
publicist as friend The mere fact
that the man who IN his writings had
east aspersions upon his General
Howard's) conduct and motives was
dead was enough to check a reply
General Howard said that he had not
read the article I'm McClure's, but had
heard OF II from various sources. For
the present, he said, he was Inclined
TO let his record stand and 10 allow his
countrymen TO Judge between Mr.
Schurz and himself as TO his conduct
at Charlottesville.
General Howard was particularly
perturbed Mt what he regarded as the
destinations In the article that he had
but little use forthe Germans as peo-
pie and held but poor opinion of the
conduct OF the German soldlery AT
Chancellorsvile. He said his own son
had married German and declared
that Mr. Schurz's statements that he
was persona non grata 10 the officers
and men of the 18th Corps. composed
| largely OF German regiments. was
news 10 him. Far from rejecting on
their conduct at Charlottesville. he
| sald he had done everything to main.
tain their good reputation and was par
ticular TO state that they had done
glorious service under him after the
battle OF Gettysburg and In the Look.
out Valley.
Mr. Schurz In his autobiography
makes II plain that he did not enter.
tain a high regard for General How.
ards intellectual equipment or his pos.
session OF initiative aud other qualities
that are Indispensable 10 the efficient
commander. On this point General
Howard said II would be improper for
him 20 contradict Mr. Schurz. particu.
larry as Mfr Schurz himself could not
enter n rebuttal All he would say
was that IN his 81 years OF service for
his country he had never gone back.
ward In the ranks.
THE trouble with General Schurz."
said General Howard. was that he
was constltutionally and Temperament.
tally a persimist. and disposed 90 set.
tie everybody else's business. do
not say that he neglected his own. but
NJ Charlottesville know he was wor.
riod too much about what President
Lincoln was doing or going to do. what
General Hooker was doing or going 20
do. Then there was his writing. lie
was very often, 10 say the truth. at Il.
cannot say that he was not a good
soldier, for he did good service with
the nth Corps under me NJ Gettys-
burg. hut he was not good nj soldier
ing. not In the same degree that
should say Won Stelnwehr. Osterhaus
and Schimmclfcnnlng were. and they
were all Germans and good friends of
mine TO the last. 10 far as | know"
In reply 10 the assertion OF Mr.
Schurz that General Howard had rep.
resented that he had never received
from General Hooker n dispatch Eug
gcsting better and more tenablc dis
position OF the troops before jackson
made his attack. although Mr Schurz
was present when he received II and
urging him 90 follow out the suggcs.
lions contained In H. General Howard
had this 60 say:
taken with regard to my receiving the
despatch aud his urging me fruitleSs.
~ 10 act on Il. | think. judging from
my own knowledge OF my life. that
such an incident would have left
strong impression upon me. II has
not done 10. I think Mr. Schurz's
statements may be- due 10 Subsequent
recollection and thinking over the ey.
ents OF his life and what might have
been.
The whole blame for our defeat 4
TO be- borne by Stoutwalr Jackson hut
had Won Gllsa's regiments Of Dcvcn's
division which was posted at the .ex.
IRENE right Of the line. held for 20
minutes more. the history books would
have n different issue OF the battle to
record"
General Howard said he never stood
IN the way Of an inquiry into the con.
duct 81 the 18th Corps NJ Chanccllort
vlllc. but didn't think It's conduct re
qulrcd an apology or an investigation
Mr. Schurz IL eventually angry be
cause did not make a confession con.
sistlng of his own accusations genera.
ted a. years or more after the battle
took place. can say confidently aud
positively that ! did not neglect any
duty whatsoever ON the field OF Chan
ceilorHyillc."
Invent, -eiaht Drowned.