Kept up after eleven and packed up. The circumstances of the
trouble with Wier are these: On account of drunkenness and his seeming
determination to starve us out, Col. S., all the officers in his brigade and most
of the others approving, concluded to arrest him; sent the adjutant with a
detail of 100 men who ordered him under arrest. He refused the order. The detail
presented bayonets and took him prisoner. Took him to Col. S.'s tent, where
were officers representing most of the regiments. When he saw Capt. Allen of
the Battery, he said, “And are you here?” and burst into tears. I never saw so
much excitement. All were glad. Before this Col. S. had determined if rations
did not come by Monday to march his brigade north. Left the Indians there,
marched 39 miles to our old second camp, slept on the prairie as usual.
Nettleton came along slowly during the day. Officers began to be frightened after
4 or 5 hours, and ordered an ambulance to go back for him. Just then he came
up.
SOURCE: Frances Andrews Tenney, War Diary Of Luman
Harris Tenney, p. 21-2
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