Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-04
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, MoRNINns nN1 = sess


those gentlemen who have signed their
character-to him l also refer NJ
Brock did not state with cer.aintr.s that
Col. Williams was Judge Adyocate1and
still less SO, as to the members of the conrt
tie says, II think Lieut.. Parrish and Davis
and Ensign Holt were the cour,'-the name
oi Hall was misPrint.
SnELByviLLE. eo:h April. 1928.
Beins called upon to state what kno,v of John
" GODS and tho manner in wh:cb the detacbnen, com
manded by Brigadier Gen. Roberts was ordered into
The service. and the time which tfey were ,eccv
EDO certify that commanded tie Company of Yo-
nh'eer Light infantry TO which JOHN Woods was nj
'acheu, anu bad received orders from Gilcs Burnett,
colonel OF the S6th Regiment. That the Volunteer
Can, n"au"y renaeHVoused at Fayetteville, Lincoln
eouh'y' ON the lTtb inst (Deceplber 1917 "iu order
10 oe mustered into service the Creek Inansn
that accordingly Notified tue men attached TO nv
command OF this order, and the company did on the
i7sh Of Dc. 1913, rendezvous at Favettsyi,Is ~
s.iong. AT t'us time among ,hes s.aiers
hat some difficulty or standing had occurred
"lo "se ten IN service to the tine For which they
could oe legally detained. To prevent like occur.
renee VIII! the soldiers of my COMPANY called unon
Gen. Roberts 10 ascertain of him the ,,n of service
|" De required OF them. aud after some conv er saop
sIoh Inc subject TO fores.al every difficulty, had
" wa up I'D ha handwriting VI tie prcsen, OIL Wm.
burnett n! this county, roll or lis, of the names of
every man then present. superscribed with the follow.
HG conditions ufon which MY company entered the
service 20 "-''W e. the undersigned Volunteers OF
Inc Light Infantry of the 26h Rcgunert 10 eg,ee 10
rVe tour OF tut y OF threp months inst the ,eet
innshs, At not sooner discila gcdn-a.d upon which
ohn " oots' name is 10 be focuj-and that upo
$40 paper or ro'i and between two columns in which
.e names OF The men STOOL Cen Iioherts ole will.
MS own hand as follow Received 1e,t IIarr,s'
Company sgseeab!y 10 the above conditions.
ISAAC ROBERTS, b. CO.
n hnnSfts assured the troops that they shood he
received by General Jackson for term of service for
~'ch they considered themselves vuun,eering to wit
'hree months; aud in SHIRT time tuok IN the line OF
'fc', uo HE troops manifested great chez rfulurss and
d"siiaa the nd perform everv reoui,I.
""n that could be legally repaired a soldier. WACO
we mad arrived within fev miles the Ten Is,n u6s
'n Roberts halted his troops, to en-
camp I" acquaint him Of tc: the troops, Nd of
mo te'h'' upon which they had enieed the service. The
next hs'rnins Roberts Brigade troops taken by
hhn fstriVed SommuIi cation from G.IxssI Jackson,
Though Coone! Sitter, that they could would moi
DC receiver ny HIN tor less ina six months. ecu
,9hcs then told his troops uey we, discharged,
oe'y to 70 home, Or JOIN The commanding 0.uera a.
tiey pleased; tn which, well rccoec Colonel Sit
ar sad to The troops tia, If they at,ea,ed 90
they u"uio he stopped The soldiers, most t!sse
"'asheA To MY Cnmpany, di 81 ho'nr, myself with the
rest anil vii them william hasrr, in whose place John
S"oS ,i aisrwarts, Cpon tc second rciuru of Com
paay to Fayetteville. their way 10 the Creek Nsuon
substitute, as know Gy know ledge aud which is
i"he shown BIZ the Company roll at that pa ce.
d. me second rendezvous, opnn which appears
Substitute THIS .n Is INV, in my Dossesou W ood.
vas &c" quite "iseeo yeas old. ard ye: subject TO
i''ta OUT hccGcIEg e; iie inf then received
on' having brother, Wan. Woods going on, tie Com
p1ny, lie spoke OF volunteering. bui while Fayetteville,
a"na 'ne sec"ud rendezvous OF this Company he subs
ine" as have before said, AID in that
and nn';! tc 2lth of February 1914! when lcf, Fort
SIo.e for uun'svii!r. order Of III: cnr,ua gene
raj N""as Conducted himself orderly any
solder belonging To the company, far my
hnn"!'' c and during period giliy or tried
" a0y offence, far az knrw. These troops uere
tcr"a;u6 cSn'$sd d. receive! their d.sca for three
gIont!s. LANES HARRIS
The undersigned Certify, that W belonged, to the Cotp
F"ry comma ndst by Captain James Harris detac-
me"t commanded by General Bnhe,s aud
Tue first wen; and progressed, to the Tea
iS.HHai' ioh wic! pi"~e returned. WiIism Eager
WIFE Us ai afterwards re-asssu,hlcd at Fayetteville,
which pi"cI John Woods jnimet the company as a shsti-
tint" IN tie plaza OF William ia ger. ard and joined
HE Amy at Fort Sro;her, Gnriug which time all
~ tie habH az serng Woods every day, during
time kn"w Of 40 cf isoedcnce on part ;oods
or ine''5"t"a'inn, INIT! the affair fo which he
c0'eo h"nts had deprIIe himself. far know,
as well rs the sodics commonly OF company
other; and we ali kuow, AMI positively certify, that h.,
never n"!oo that tire either IL sieIl had been guilty vi
hot;"y. Ara /, william Stewart, further certify, tina,
had anoon Woods from small bny ann tsnr he had
never served any oiher than tho which
he was engaged At the time lie shot, We have alsp
heard ihe statement oG Capt Tari great part which
VIC snow TO be ro'.ect and has" entire confidence the
irnth Of Ihe whCe. WILLIAM STEWART
! JOSEPH ALEXANDER.
ISAAC ANDERSON.
ana "as with LIS company when they FIRST
20 ue Zen Islands and returned with thru. John Wopds
was nor men along. When the company Tea>sr pbed
fayc'icriie, understood Woods substituted i'm the
/ ut william Ragcr, and from thar tine went OF with tic
company to Fort Stroller u hr guilty disobrh
cnce ci orders Decentralization. mUiiDy dcsrrtir pre-
S""s ~ we di'h iJf WiHc1I he vas executed, never
oeaFd oi IT. aBm. WINERY.
S'cic Of Tsanszs.e, Bedin7' County, March 9, 1879
bc'nE requested In stats whrt remember Of TIE crime
ami circumstances which cd the nxcruon Of John
woods nj Fort SrothcJ, sIdier under nd
General Jackgondo hereby certify and declare tina,
belonged to the same company witt, Woods Bnd as
leaning pole (having been sick for orc or tao weeks
pres ous) within eight ten stops Of Woods, Who was
seated the ground eating his breakls,, having Just come
rom MS guard 6sr, when TaJ By the name nf Camp,
who sad - hold cuinnISsOn in the STAFF Depart
men, was passing along and began curse and abusy
the company for permitting ith md bones lay scattered
abou. Some or tuo Of the directed carry
Of the hOncs and pro coded to do il. Woods still
nued to eat, when Camp also rallied Eiyn and cursed
him, get up and assis; in taking cff the filth. Woods