Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-07-27
To the Pubtic.
WARREN, o., July IG 1861

=, naVIng served in Co G. 10Th Reg, O..
W. Y s A., in the present canipagn
IN Elrgnia until the 1th of July. aud then
having been ordered to Columbus. O.. and
there dismissed the service in disrracc in
justice to our friends and ourselves we sph.
nit the following statement
Ihe I9th regiment broke Camp O miles
beyond CIarkSburg, Va, ON the evening
OF June SOth, marched Is miles. and ON.
camped in. the suburbs of Buckhannon
From the time we catered Virginia :,
had been customary for parties from the
Sth and 10Th Indiana aud the 18th Ohio
regiments to go out on scouting expedi.
tions, capturing secessionisls, aud briugiug
them into camp. These, on taking the oath
Of alegiunce to the U. s. government, were
released. This practice was freq uent, aud
when men were arrested, the oath was ad.
miuistered to them by the superior officer
of the brigade, sometimes by The Colonels
Ond sometimes by Gen. Rosencrans him.
self.
The practice was well known TO these
superior officers, aud had never as far as we
are aware, been disupproved o., but as we
supposed encouraged
We had no idea that it was contrary to
orders, and we do not now understand that
1t was SO, before an order issued by Gen.
McCieIeu, July 9th or 9Th, QUO or two days
after the occurance hereinafter mentioned
took place. This order prohibited the
making OF arrests, except where the parties
were IN communication with the Rebel for.
ces, or bearing arms against the Govern.
memt.
On the % Of July number of Union
men residing near our encumpment, inform.
ed several ot our company Of the where
abouts OF one jackson, a secessioust, of
whom they intimated suspicion of carrying
on secret correspondence with the rebels
then few miles di tant. They urged the
Importance Of taking him iuLo custody.
Accordingly eight Of US taking the com,
pany wagon, started out for that purpose.
OG our arrival at his house, We found it
open, the beds, furniture, &c, tossed miscel.
Iaueously about, and some Indiana soldiers
lettering near. We had been at the bouse
but few moments when the owner arry.
cd. We informed him OF the object of
our visit. But GU his producing "a paper
signed by Gen. RoSencraus, certifying that
he had on that day taken the oath OF leaIty
TO the constitution Of the U. S. we did not
arrest him, On examining his house he
said he missed lot of clothing, watch.
some stores, Sc, We assured him that we
had taken nothing, and if he desired it, each
man should be searched before We left the
house. lie proceeded TO search, carefully.
every man Of the party. lie accompanied
US to the wagon, aud remarked that he had
searched it before coming into the house.
w hle there, ueighbOr OF bis, Clark, ESQ,
rode up. to whom he referred the question
of his being good Union man. Clark.
Esq, replied, Mr.. Jackson, among Your
neighborS, you are believed 10 he Secces
SIoniSts.' We then had some conversation.
in the course Of which Mr. Clark referred
to the poll books Of the last election as
proof that he -Jackson-yoted for the Sc
ceSsion repI esentatiye, which jackson adj
mtted to be fact. We then returned to
Camp. On the following day, court Of
Inquiry was called, to which we were sum
moned as witnesses. The facts cliciled
there, we're as above. jackson bringing
no charge against US 10 our knoweledge
We were ordered to return to Camp, aud
did 50, supposiug the matter was at uu eud
SO far as We were concerned.
Ou the morning Of the 7th inst, we were
thuuderStruck Ut hearing the report that
Company Z. was 10 be diSOanded Col.
Beatty, Colonel Of the 18Th Regmeut) I'm.
mediately rode to Head quaters to ascer.
tain the facts Of the case. On his return
he stated that Gen. Rosencrans said such
an order had been issued, aad in answer to
i T.. g., 81,
and unjust proceeding. he could get no sat
isfaction Lieut. Col. Holingsworth aud
Gen. Fitch then rode TO Gen McClehen's
head quarters with no better success. They
said they had protested against such huSty
acton-asked that full fair investiga-
tion might be had, that the whole company
might not be disgraced, and that those d.
rectly charged might at least have the beno-
fit of Court Martial.
AT 9 A. NJ, the Regiment was drawn
up in line, an order read cOmmalNing the
disarming Of Company C., aud their return
to Columbus. The Company stepped for
ward, delivered up their arms aud accouL.
remeutS, and returned to camp, preparatory
to commencing their march home. As the
company passed down the line, several com.
pancS presented arms.
About noon, guarded by detachment Of
ten men of the Sth Indiana Regiment, we
started for Columbus. We reached Camp
Chase at Columbus, on Wednesday, and
were then confined under guard on Thurs.
day, Capt. Hall, of Company F., oath
Reg, informed us that he had called on
Gov. Dennison the day before, on our be-
half, and that the Governor informed him
that no charges against us had been receiv-
ed at that time, but as soon as they arrived
would be Investigated, and if of sufficient
Importance, a Court Martial would be or
dered, in which We should have IA full and
fair hearing, and the benefit of Counsel.
On the following Friday, without any
trial whatever, to our knowledge, an order
was read to US, commanding our return to
our homes in disgrace. We cannot but
consider ourselves to have been treated with
great injustice We utterly deny having
taken any articles whatever from the house
of jackson, or having gone there for that
purpose. J BELL
II. P. HUMAsoN.
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