New Haven, Conn.,
18th Nov., 1903.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of the 13th was duly received. I had not heard of Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews’ book prior to receipt of your letter, but have looked it up since.
After a careful examination of what he says about the Sioux campaign of 1876, I cannot find any good and sufficient reason for changing aught that was stated in the article published in the Journal of the Military Service Institution, in January, 1896. I do find, however, that something could be added to the statement of the case in reply to new matter which he has injected into it in his book. These items are three in number, to wit:
1st. General Miles does not agree with the views therein expressed.
2d. New evidence in the form of an affidavit made by some individual, name not given.
3rd. The writer of the book dissents from my view of the case.
We will take these items up severally:
First: “General Miles is strongly of the opinion that Custer was not guilty of disobeying any orders.”