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Rebel Cadet, these gentlemen should have waited until, the responsible officers had been ordered, the one hundreds the other thousands of miles away, and then have brought, charges against a third person, a mere subordinate. 
Second, why and wherefore E.D. Kennedy appeared so prominent in this matter. He is not a Doctor, He has no interest in Medical Science. He is called a Lawyer, but other Lawyers do not interest themselves in such matters. He will place it upon the ground of preeminent loyally but there are many Ex Union officers in this City, loyal and true as steel, such men mind their own business and do not speak in very flattering terms of Mr Kennedy - His manner of speaking concerning the Comdg Gen'l of the Dep't and his Chief of Staff (See Vol 2 Pp 5 L 8 to 25) (which statement I am authorized to pronounce and unmitigatedly justifies me in stating that anything emanating from this gentleman or bearing his signature, should be received with great caution, Trusting that your order to thoroughly investigate has been obeyed in a satisfactory manner.