, 1863-08-14
the Case OF Col. 8. d. Baldwin, 57th
Illinois Infantry,
HEApQuARTER. DEr'T TENNESSEE

4uoAts POINT, La, Aalcn 20, 1868.
coa7s s1. DaRsss r. It 9e a H., gsnssa
suanee Of general orders No. TO- issued from head
gnastere district Of coFinth, Of date January 18th.
ment Ohio Infantry Volunteers i President. I Vas
arra5gned and tried: col. silas D. BALDWIN. 5;Ih
regiment Illinois infantry volunteers.
CHARGE Tiozahen Of The SD Artiek Of 1par.
Specification 1st-1n this, that the said Colonel
Infantry volunteers, did on the night Of the 18th
on the battle. Held before Fort Donelson; Tenn. :,
e sas%( 7ep aes an of
four miles to the rear, and remain on board Of a
steamboat during the night, and ga not join hts
the 18th Of February. and not until bis command
eaa hs se ad t ss 9
popslSson Te3n or about the 16hor 10th days
Specification sd-In this that the said Colonel
si1s ?. Baldwin did. on the 7th day ot APRIL 1852
Ills Vols. 5sd regiment Ills. Vols, and 7th reg
imcut Illinois volunteers, being portion
sc Rhdes s5s ss1e hs sd eaEn eo%aa % eoa f.
doning bis command whist Under are. All th!a At
OF near Pittsburg Landing, Tenn, on or about tho
Specification Sd-In this that the said silas D.
Baldwin, being In command Of the Sd brigade, I'd
division, army Of the Tennessee, could not be
April. 1852, to giyo orderg to his command. An
about the q Day Of April, 1s6s.,
Specification 4th-1n this that the said Colonel
silas .. Baldwin did, on the Sd day Of October,
1862, while in command Of the I'd brigade, I'd di
vision army Of the West Tennessee, leave the 1eld
he oMn ot of III Mss tue
at or near Corinth, Miss, on Or about the third
day Of October. 16ta
speeihest!en gth1In this that the said Colonel
sl]as D. Baldwin did. on the 9TH day Of October,
1s6e remain Oh the field during the light {his com
mand the said Sd brigade "a dlylaion, army Of the
IL ha s e.
dag p1exious but was able to ride shout md re-,
fae fase nedieal attendance & or care when psoils1ed
Miss, on OF about tbs 4th day Of October, 1859:
To which the accused pleaded as follows:
To the 1st specification tie accused refused to
TO the I'd specification the accused refused to
.Tothc Sd specification the accused refused to
70 the 4th specification the accused refused
e thc 5!h specification, !. not guilty"
To the charge, "not guilty"
Thereupon the eon,t PROCEEDED to trial and judg--
mint the eamc as II the prisoner had pleaded not
guilty" to all the charges and specifications.
FIsD1Eas AND SENTENCE.
Thc s court having mata1ely weighed and consid;
Col. silas D: Baldwin as follows:
ofthe frat specification Equity"
OF The second specification " not guilty."
Ofthc third specification s'not guilty.
or the fourth specification "guifty-''
Ofthe fifth specification guilty"
OF the charge ''gui1ty-"
And the cou1t do therefore sentence him, tile
eaid Col: silas D. Baldwin, Of tho b7th regiment
Illinois Volunteer Infantry, to DO cashiescd, aad
TINT he Bha hereby be utterly disabled to have OF
hold any office or employment In the service 0,
the United 9tates.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT Con1gTu,)
Con1NTH, Miss March II, 1853.
Findings and sentence Of the court approved and
respectfully forwarded for confirmation by the
Commander OF the Department.
{Sigced,) g. II. DonaE, Brig. Gen.
Findings and sentence confirmed, and Colonel
Silas D. Baldwin Of the 9Th regiment Illinois vol
unteer infantry, ceases to be IN officer Of the
United States from this date.
By order Of Major Gen. U. 8 Grnnt.
Jxo. A. ROLLINS, A. 4. G.
~ Neryous Diseases and Physical Debility,
arising from Specific esnses, In both sexes-new
and reliab!e treatment, in reports Of the Howard
Associauon-sent In scaled letter envelope free Of
charge. Address. Dr.. ]. 6kill1n Houshtou, How
and Association, 10. South Ninth street Phila-
de1pa1a. Pa. ty194w