Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-09-04
Vvhy 1can was Dlam is.edI from the Army.

why Wcan was Dfam issed from the Army.
Below VIC publish the charges and spccifca-
tious on which Mr.. Bean was dismissed from the
army, and the findings Of the Court thattried
him. We have no room to do more this week
II is from an official copy, which any Democrat
can see by calling at our Office:
At the General Court Martial which convened
at powlng Green, Ky, on the 3lst day OF March
1863, pursuant to General Orders No. 90, dated
March 80, 1863, from Headquarters, United
States Forces Bowling Green, KY, and ofwhich
Major Isaac r. SHKRwooD. nth Infantry Ohio
Volunteers, is President was arraigned and
tried:
First Lieutenant Sfordecai =. Bean, Company
@, 1llth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
CHARGE LIST.
"condact prguelicial 10 good order and n'iliiarl
discipline"
SPECIFICATION LIST, ain this that said Firs
Lieutenant Mordccai P. Bean, Of Company
lllth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry did
in the presence Of large number ofthe private
and commissioned officers Of said Company
G, lllth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, de
bate in the affirmative n resolution, which sait
resolution was in substance as follows TO witt
'ResolVcd, that the Southern States had Just caus
TO secede from the Union; and that he, Firs
Lieutenant Mordecai p Bean, did make in th'
presence of said privates and non commissioned
officers speech, affirming in said speech thu
right Of the South to secede from the Union
aud urged upon said privates and non-commis
stoned officers the truthfulness Of the aforesait
resolution, thereby prejudicing said privates an'
non commissioned officers against the cause O
the Government, and exciting them TO mutin,
and desertion. This at camp Of ll1th Regimen
of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at or near Bowling
Green, KY, on or about the Sth Of January, A
d. 1863"
SPECIFICATION ID: ain this that said Firs
Lieutenant Mordecai p. Bean, of Company
111th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, di
play at cards for a wager of whisky with Jane
i. Miller and other privates in said Compan,
g, 1llth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry
and did with said privates become intoxicate'
and did engage in disgraceful personal quar-
rel with James l.. Miller; private of said Com
pany G, 11lth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infant
ry. This at camp of lllth Regiment Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry, at or near Bowling Green, KY
in the quarters of said First Lieutenant Morde
cal p. Bean on or about the 10th day of Febru
ary, A. d. 1863"
CHARGE I'd.
"CoHdltct 1nbecomi,lg an officer and a gentleman.
SPECIFICATION; ain this, that said First Lieu
tenant Mordecai p. Bean, Company g, Tilt
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, did engag
in personal quarrel with James L. Miller,
private of said Company g, 1llth Regimen
Ohio Volunteer Infantry in which the sal
Lieutenant said to private Miller Of the afore
said company you are liar and various othe
opprobious language, then and there used b
said Lieutenant Bean to said private Miller, an
the lie was banded back and forth betwee
them. This at camp of 1llth Ohio Voluntee
Infantry, at or near Bowling Green KY, on
about the 10th day of February, 1863"
CHARGE 3D.:
i "Drunkcness phile on duty"
SPECIFICATION: ain this that said Mordecai l
Bean, of Company G, 1llth Regiment Ohio Vo
unteer Infantry, while on duty as officer of I'll
day did get drunk and remain in a state of il
toxication from the early part of the evening III
til midnight. This at the camp of the l11t
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at or ne;
Bowling Green, KY, on or about the list
March, A. d. 1863"
CHARGE 4th:
=" Using disrcspcclfW language Of and conccrnil
his superior officers.
SPECIFICATION: ain this, that said First Lieu
tenant Mordecai P. Bean, of Company G, lit
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, did say @
Captain H j. McCord of the same Compan
and Regiment, He is not fit to be a Captain an
the Company will never be worth damn Will
he is Captain He shows partiality and ha
certain ones in the Company to do all the duty
This in the presence of number of the private
of said company, at camp of l1lh Regiment Obi
Volunteer Infantry, at or near Bowling Gree
KY on or about the lst day of February, A.
! 1863"
To all of which charges and specifications I'll
accused pleaded Not Guilty"
FINDING AND SENTENCE
, The Court having maturely considered ii
evidence adduced finds the accused, first Lieu
tenant Mordeoai p. Bean, Company G, 1llt
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as follows
OF the 1st specification, of lst charge "Nt
Guilty"
Ofthe Cd specification, of lst charge, "Guilty.
fthe 1st charge, "Guly."
OF the specification of I'd charge, @Guilty."
Of the I'd charge, "GuiAy."
OF the specification of the Sd charge, exceI
the words "until midnight, "Gmiuy."
Ofthe Sd charge, "Galty."
OF the specification of the 4th charge, but al
tach no criminality thereto, "GuRty."
Of the 4th charge, "Guilty."
And the Court does therefore sentence hir
First Lieutenant Horlecai r. Dean, Company
llllh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry ~
be Cdshiorcd"
The proceedings, findings, and sentence j
the foregoing case are approved and confirmed
and first Lieutenant Mordccdi p. Bean, COmpa
ny G, 1llth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry
accordingly ceases to be an officer in the militia
ry service of the United States.
BY Command of MAJOR GENERAL BURNSIDE
LEWIS RICHMOND,
OFFICIAL: Assistant Adj,aant General.
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