Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-07-28
Commonwealth of Kentucky,
County of Hart. So


Augustus a Osgood being duly sworn
deposes and ssys, that he had read letter
addressed by one II. n. Marsh OF Joliet.
Illinois, on the Goth day of June 1863, to
the Hon. Secretary of war, and that the
contents thereof are in every particular
UNANIMOUSLY false and dictated by personal
malice arising from a converssti5u held by
afiiant with said Marsh, on the dav nre.
vious to his departure for this place. to
wit: the 18th day of May. which was sub
stsntially as follows: Deponent was stand
ing in front of the Post Office at JoIie.
holding and twIrligg in his hand, a copuer
penny with the head cut cut and a Din
fastened to the back thereof, which had
been given to him day or two previous
at chicago, as curiosity, and which be
wac exhibiting as such to one or two
friends. when the said Marsh came up and
enquired What be had there" To this
DepOnent replied, That be had what thew
called COpperhesd Badge" when the
said Marsh rejoined. "Ths: he (meanine
the Deponent,) was a. secessiouist and
ought to be sent South" using other and
repeated abusive and insulting language.
This Deponent then told him, That his
gray mars were all that saved him, that I
nao 100 much sell respect to strike an old
man." when said Marsh went away
some friends, prominent citizens of Joliet,
then advised me, as party feelings we're
running high, to throw said BADGE awev
l Immediately DESTROYED the same. and
this is the first, last and only connection
which this sfiant has had with Conner.
headism, its badges, or its sentiments. new.
er having preached or entertained a dis
l'ysl sentiment in my life. This Demon
ent further says that the irtimstiou CON
veyed In said letter that he was a ak q
T." is UNANIMOUSLY fslse; shat he knows
nothing Of said "Order'' and pever had
any communication with sny member of
the same to bis knowledge. That the
causes influencing this Depnpent TO tender
bis resignation as q Lieutenant in lOOtb
Regt l. vi. as alleged BY said Marsh
are also UNANIMOUSLY false and canabIa of
ample and complete refutatiou. this De-
ponent having been personally examined
6y Regimental. Brig ade, Division and
Corps surgeons, and a certificate awa,ded
TO him unanimously ~ those officers that
he should be discharged for disab;I;tv,
which discharge was duly and nro,erIv
endorsed by Maj. Gen. VIM. s. Rosecrans.
whose Copperheadism this afisnt IRE.
= w oOO'O us DeD0ns
eot further states, that the reflect ions cast
upon Depouenr's family, as advising him
to resign, and to resign anyhow" are
basely false, Deponent's father having re.
peatedly. in advising with him, told bin
IN express terms and in so many words.
Under all circumstances to stand BY bis
country's flag" which this Depoueut has
IN repeated letters from his father DOW in
bis possession.
With reference to Depouent's loyalty,
and his conduct as an Officer and a Soldier
he refers unhesitatiugIy to Brig. Gen. M.
s Hsscall. Col. E. p Fyffe. 26th Ohio,
Msjor G. J. Hammond. Tooth Ills, and
any other officer having q personal ac-
quaintance with this DepOnent.
Further this Deponent ssyeth not.
AUGUSTUS 4. OsGooD.
Sworn to before the County CLERK.