Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-11-05

was standing near, and directed him TO bring
twenty men OF his Company to the eo,onei :
tent immediately Again &c The Lieutenant
who was ordered to bring the twenty. inen'
failed to do 500 lido not wish tia1 any isSne
connected with this proceeding snoufu oo "
termine cd hx, nv own statement, and refer again
to the evidence
"s,1rrr1o. Mexico, Aug. %, 1847.
.O, tho n;ght of the 18th of August, Col
p,ino in NV presence, ordered Lieut.. Singel- |
tarv tn scnd him twenty or twenty-five men, |
70 1atrol the camp. Not more than five min
mics afterwards the explosion OF pistol was
heard i'll camp, and the whole Regiment or
dered out under arms. Under orders, went
| TO the left wing, to see that the call was pro-
perly obeved. found Lieut. Singeltary in
command of his Company, under arms, tie
enquired if the Colonel now wished for the
patrol from his Company. | told him sup
posed not, Of course, as the whole Regiment
was turned out He said he thought so, bu1
wished to be certain. Shortly afterwards /
saw the Colonel, and asked if he had any 1ur-
Their orders He said he had none-'o dismiss
the Companies. carried the order according
", TO Lieut.. SngeItary among the rest. tie
aoain enouired if the patrol was wanted from
Ibis Companv, and answered him as before.
! A dam mr. t1r0 afterwards Col. Paine called on
me to know if the Officers had all discharged
their duty that night. told him they had
done so faithfully uhere had been. In the
conversation | had with Gen. Wool, before
Lieut. Singeltary was discharged, | told him
the same.'
This Certificate did not receive Lieut.. SIN
gleton's signature, though dictated by him.
He carried ii to camp, with some other papers,
to copy, and sent it back, the next day, with
the following letter, which 1regret it is neces-
sary to publish TO establish the authenticity Of
the above
On. c. Tols, Arispes Mills, |
August goth, 1847.
& Dear Sir: Upon reflection, with regard
to the request made OF Inc yesterday by you,
holding as do a situation in the Staff, | be-
lieve it to be highly improper for me to inter
o tere; more particularly as the papers require a
combination on the part Of the Officers. Like
. combinations have already been construed in
4 to notifies Ct q mutinous character. By mo-
b wing in this matter, might lay myself liable
to punishment more severe than any other OF.
. fcer in the Regiment. hope my excuse will
be deemed sufficient, and believe me, any ser
vice can render, without compromising my
duty, | most cheerfuIiy will beStow. Enco
i sed | send You the papers entrusted TO ME.
- Allow me to suggest that any papers you
wish, should be of an 1ndiriduat character.
> Believe me yours truly,
S. SINGLETON, Adjt.
:, It. G.. F. B SINCELTARy"
Y Upon the receipt OF the above, immediate
~ returned the following answer, to which
h obtained no reply; nor could | evermeet will
y 81 l.. IL
n have been the determination of some of thos
ID holding situations in The Staff, not to say 0
J. do anything which might prove injurious II
le Col Paine, or any OF his appendages. Blu
)r this will be better understood hereafter
" "Ny dear Singleton: received to-day
id your note by Capt Kirkpatrick | do no
n know what 10 make of it. Perhaps you hav
.r discovered some error in the statement lie
ad me know. | Go not wish TO cause any com
G. bjnotionS only wish for evidence; and it j
surely a singular ground for any one to take
If. that il number OF Officers testify to the sam
IN thing, il is combination and therefore mutt
j. nous Yours, very respectfully,
}, GEO. f. B. SINGELTARY."
I'd | add here also, the statements of Its Whit
W aker, Yarbrough, and Black, of Compan,
j. ZIP:
SN.r1LLo, MEXICO. Aug. %, 1917.
In justice to lst Lieut. Geo E. B. >ingelta
~, | feel bound to make statement of th
facts which led to his discharge from the sci
vice of the United States.
i At the time of the discharge, | was Orlerl
of the Company which he communicative
acquainted with every step taken by him
the Company, and knew that he discharge
his duty, on eUery OCCASION, promptly and IN
- manner worthy of Il commanding Officer
;. That he was vigilant in the prosecution of h
lis duty none dare misunderstanding almost to til
d. letter the rules and regulations governing III
{ Army-Which can be testified to by the who
H. Company, who considered him strict even
st fault. And the Company was under bett,
discipline, in every respect, at the time of h
discharge, than it had been before since ente
ing the service.
On the night Of the supposed attempt to a
sassnate the Colonel Of the N. c. Regime
III 1t. Singeltary, when the alarm was first SOU
of ded, had his Company iii line and formed
red soon as any, and much sooner than many oil
nj ers-himself at their head-and there remain
vi ell, subject to the order of the Colonel, uni
3D. the Adjutant, sent by the Colonel himself, di
ST. missed the Regiment. For this he is charg
i'd with rebeIIing against Col Paine, and is di
ice missed without hearing
nee j. B. WHITAKER, ID 1t Co. H
all n. c. Regt Vols
To Having examined the foregoing statemel
ed, made by 1t. Whitaker, we do hereby cert
ore that it is correct-strlcIy true; and furth
:, | add, that on no occasion has lie eyinced
emf spirit of rebellion or shown a disposition
be disregard any order issued by the comman
ave ing Colonel.
Sal ED. YARBROUGH, ! Lieut.;
the ID X. BLACK, Co.
to Again it is said "Severa Of these office
subsequently communicated with the Color
and explanations took place. re-estabIishi
their kind relations" (When did any su
49,, eXistO And yet | received from every O
~. OF these Officers, with one exception, (whi
10 10 was accidentally communications expressi
,nl their opinions freely. See the proof:
Jill "CAMP AT ARysPE's MILLS,
Near Saltiiio, Merico, hug 80, 1917.
=, have been associated with Lieut.. Sing
0' tary since we landed in Mexico, and cert
y that as an Officer, he has been active and e
cient, and regarded by all as one of the abb
and best Officers in the Regiment His &C
duet as a gentleman has been unexceptonah
and believe the punishment and stigma C.
upon him and Lieut.. Fender, unmerited a
unjust, and could they have fair and inn
tai trial, they would be honorably acquit
and re-instatcd
VIM. P. GRAVES,
Capt. A. c. S. No ca Vols. .
- The above is Stoned with ro,oorI--