Lieutenant J. J. Doty,
8th U. S. Infantry,
Post Adjutant.
Sir: I have the honor to submit for the consideration of the post commander, the following:
Shortly after retreat on the —th inst. I was suddenly accosted in my quarters by Captain Robert Wren, ——th Cavalry, and accused of an act of treachery to him;—an accusation which called forth instant and indignant denial. He had, as I now have cause to know, most excellent reason for believing his charge to be true, and the single blow he dealt me was the result of intense and natural wrath. That the consequences were so serious he could not have foreseen.
As the man most injured in the affair, I earnestly ask that no charges be preferred. Were we in civil life I should refuse to prosecute, and, if the case be brought before a court-martial it will probably fail—for lack of evidence.
Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant,
Neil D. Blakely,
1st Lieut., ——th Cavalry.