I Schurz's tid som indenrigsminister var der en bevægelse, som var kraftigt understøttet af general William Tecumseh Sherman om at overføre Kontoret for Indianske Anliggender til Krigsministeriet<ref>"ARMY CHARGES ANSWERED; THE INDIAN SERVICE UPHELD BY MR. SCHURZ. WHY IT WOULD BE UNWISE TO TRANSFER THE INDIAN BUREAU TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT--INCONSISTENT AND INACCURATE STATEMENTS BY MILITARY OFFICERS--LOOSE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE ARMY. INCONSISTENT AND INACCURATE STATEMENTS BY ARMY OFFICERS. ALLEGED ARMY DISHONESTY. MEASURES OF IMPORTANCE. MR. SCHURZ CROSS-EXAMINED. OTHER WITNESSES," [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B03E5D8153EE73BBC4F53DFB4678383669FDE ''The New York Times,'' Dec. 7, 1878, p. 5]</ref>
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