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Regiment: 10th Michigan Cavalry
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Duplicate Knoxville Tenn. June 10
th 1964
Hon Amos Gould,
Dear Sir, I write you
under some excitement & some indignation.
On my return I found myself welcomed by
Officers & men, & sincerely so. As soon as opportunity
offered Col F called me aside & told me how
grievously & shamefully he had been treated by
certain officers, & he was enraged. I of course had
heard nothing, & knew nothing & report nothing to
any man. There is soon to be a terrible outburst,
but the Doctors & I are in no way mixed up
with the matter, & we think there is no way to
draw us in. We were looking for it yesterday,
but have heard nothing yet. An arrest is expected,
& then there will be warm times. Such is the
feeling not against me in particular for he is
very friendly & confiding (&I will not be so mean
as to be a traitor to his confidence) but to the
Regiment & Officers that he will not show
kindness to
any body at present. I told him
all about Capt Knights feeling of sympathy
& his returning to me of the original Muster,
saying I needed nothing more & that all was
right, &c, &c, but he says he must have
a written Document to show that such is
the fact before he will risk my being put
upon the Regimental “Muster roll” lest he
may have to pay the whole himself! I
talked with him to day & he dictated the
following, which was sent to Capt W. W. Dean of Knoxville
with a request that he would forward it
through the proper channels. Now I feel that
it will never amount to a “hill of beans” and
as I know that all is right, & clear, & straight,
I request that that you will if possible
proceed immediately to Detroit & see Captain
Knight and or his clerk and obtain a
statement from them to this effect.
Their “Muster Roll” will show that my name
has been continued right along, & you can
induce them to testify that all is right
I have due me $672.00 & with their testimony
the Col will not dare to leave me off the
roll. By the time you reply comes, which
I would be glad to get as soon as the 24
th inst
He may not be in command, but I know not.
At any rate if you will do me this
favor I will pay you $50.00 for your
trouble as soon as we draw our pay.
which it is probable will be on the first
of July. The Regiment will it is said be
be then paid for May & June.
Yours fraternally
Henry Cherry.
Note. I do not write to
Capt Knight, lest it might
not be attended to in time
Head Quarters 10th Mich Cav
Strawberry Plains Tennessee
June 10th 1864
General,
During the month of Feb last I received
notice from Lieut Adair, Mustering & Disbursing Officer
at Detroit, Mich, that that the “Muster” of the
Rev Henry Cherry as Chaplain to the Regiment
was not recognized by the War Department,
owing to some supposed irregularity in the
form of appointment. Accordingly the
Chaplain has received no pay since Dec 31
st
1863. He has been informed by Capt Knight
Mustering & Disbursing Officer at Detroit, to
whom he returned his certificate of Muster,
that his Muster as Chaplain had subsequently
been treated by the War Department as valid
and his original certificate of Muster was
therefore returned to Mr Cherry.
I have the honor to request an official
notification of the validity of the appointment
and muster of the Rev Henry Cherry as Chaplain
to the Regiment in order that I may
insur no censure in treating him as such
and that he may receive his monthly pay
of which he stands in distressing need.
I have the honor to be
General, Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Thaddeus Foote
Col 10th Mich Cav
Commg
Brig Gen Thomas,
Adj Genl.
Washington, D.C.
Sat June 11
th.
I hear that the charges
have been duly made out
& forwarded, & soon, oh
what & row there will
be. Am told by one who
knows that they are terrible
& can & will be sustained.
