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Letter to Editor
February 10, 1821
Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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Colonel J. Snelling of the 5th Regiment denies newspaper reports of officers mutilating soldiers by cutting off ears or other barbarous acts in the army on the Missouri and upper Mississippi, asserting such unlawful punishments have not occurred.
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To the Editors of the St. Louis Enquirer.
United States' Cantonment
St. Peters, Nov. 7, 1820
SIR—Being informed in a communication this day received from the Adjutant and Inspector General of the Army, 'that a report is said to be going the rounds of the newspapers, that, in that part of the army on the Missouri, and the upper Mississippi, the officers are in the habit of cutting off soldiers' ears, and otherwise maiming them,' I beg leave to make known to the American people, through the channel of your paper, that no such flagitious acts have ever been committed by any officer of the fifth regiment. The gentlemen of this corps too well understand the rights of a soldier, and what is due to their own characters, to inflict punishments not only unlawful but barbarous.
With the highest respect, I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
J. SNELLING, Col. 5th Regt.
Command'g the Posts on the Upper Mississippi.
United States' Cantonment
St. Peters, Nov. 7, 1820
SIR—Being informed in a communication this day received from the Adjutant and Inspector General of the Army, 'that a report is said to be going the rounds of the newspapers, that, in that part of the army on the Missouri, and the upper Mississippi, the officers are in the habit of cutting off soldiers' ears, and otherwise maiming them,' I beg leave to make known to the American people, through the channel of your paper, that no such flagitious acts have ever been committed by any officer of the fifth regiment. The gentlemen of this corps too well understand the rights of a soldier, and what is due to their own characters, to inflict punishments not only unlawful but barbarous.
With the highest respect, I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
J. SNELLING, Col. 5th Regt.
Command'g the Posts on the Upper Mississippi.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Military War
What keywords are associated?
Army Rumor Denial
Fifth Regiment
Soldier Mutilation
Upper Mississippi
Missouri Posts
Military Punishment
What entities or persons were involved?
J. Snelling, Col. 5th Regt. Command'g The Posts On The Upper Mississippi
To The Editors Of The St. Louis Enquirer
Letter to Editor Details
Author
J. Snelling, Col. 5th Regt. Command'g The Posts On The Upper Mississippi
Recipient
To The Editors Of The St. Louis Enquirer
Main Argument
no officers of the fifth regiment have committed acts of cutting off soldiers' ears or otherwise maiming them, as such punishments are unlawful and barbarous, contrary to soldiers' rights and officers' characters.
Notable Details
References Communication From Adjutant And Inspector General Of The Army
Emphasizes Understanding Of Soldiers' Rights And Officers' Characters