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THOMAS S. HINDL TO WORTHINGTON

Chillicothe Dec 17th 1813

Dear Sir

You have herewith enclosed a letter from Lt David L. Carney stationed here in the recruiting service, recommending to public favor sargeant Wm. Green Camp

He is a young man who from General report has filled his station with propriety and has acquired a reputation in Consequence of his fidelity and activity in the service. He is a young Virginian of respectable Connections, He volunteered his services last fall was as year [for a?] and Came out with Genl Leftwich and from a natural turn for the Military he enlisted and procured the appointment of an orderly sargeant after having provd his regular tour in the volunteer corps --

A British officer who had been cornfined and Camp had the Command of the Guard observed to me the other day "if half your superior officers were as well acquainted with their duty as that orderly sargeant we would have much more to fear." and permit me to add my opinion on this score, that if half our Major Generals and Brigadiers had learned the distuc[?] of our orderly sargeant, we would not have had our eountry so often disgraced by shameful diasters -- Promotions from the Ranks where it is really merited must without Doubt be the life of the Army of the Republic - I have uniformly been of opinion from the Commencement of the present war, that our principal officers of distinction were either subalterns or in the Ranks, and it will take our government some time yet to find them out -

a few more disasters may ultimately remove those who stand in the way of the promotions of those more deserving I requested Mr. John Hutt to write to you on this subject, as he was the first person who spoke to me respecting young Camp and was well acquainted with his family and Connections -- He observed that he certainly had the most military turn, aid took more delight in a soldiers life tha n any young man he had ever seen -- After making particular inquiry if you find this young man worthy Will you Sir please to interpose your good offices to serve him and get him promoted

With great respect I am Dr Sir yours &c.

Thos S. Hindl

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