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The following document needs but few words
Of explanation. On my return from Chhuahua,
finding that many reports had been spread in the
Arkansas Regiment, IN regard to my statements
as to the conduct Of the Regiment Ia the battle,
called for d cour. Ol Injury, which was ordered
Its purpose appears on tie record. After several
officers Of ouf Regiment had been examined, aud
before any other person testified, the whole mniler
was talked over among ourselves, at the inierven.
ton Of mutual friend, aud as the record states,
"dN maiifrs IN dispute bcitnccH myself and the
Regiment ierrc amirably settled" To this mat
ter Col. Roune and Capt Hunter were parties
aud upon tho record acquitted me Of making any
intentional mis.slatemrnl IN regard to the conduct
of the Regiment | cheerlully settled the matter
in this way, because, as the record amply shows,
it entirely acquitted ms Of any blame admitted
all the material statements had made to bo cor
rect and claimed no corrections that | could not
honOraby make, The statement drown up by
me was intended, Of course, to apply TO my pub
hshsd uccolt Of the battle, as well as 10 my verbal
statements in regard to it.


In booking over the statement ! see but one er.
ror III. The number Of the enemy engaged at
the Rancho is oyerated. Col, Marshall correctly
stelcs them at from 1909 to 1900. The number
engaged On our side was from 300 TO $50.


may further remark that, when the court Of
Inquiry sat, ! did not know Of Capt Hunters let
ter, and although talked with him on the sub
ject of il, and parted amlcabY with him, he gave
me no hint that he had written such an one; nor
had then seen any letter or report from Colonel
koaue. ALBERT PlnE.


July lG, leiL