Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-23
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This question has been often. propounded
to me in my letters from friends in Worcester
20 county thatIfe boundj for their information
y as weIlia thatof all the readers of Tie Spy
laaM6 arefntefested 10 tie Subject ID answer it,
t'is53 l6qreoyelr,1n not at ail Improbable that
certain rumors have been circulated prejudi-,
cial to the characterize Ibis officer, and it is ne
more than an act of justice % him to yilenc e
them by statement of facts mimi ysaI', a.
Some five weeks ago Capt. Hall srhs -su bns'
moned before a court martial. Three charges
were brought against him FIRST, s'malfeas-
ance i'll otice;" second, "grosS neglect of
duty" third, "conduct subversive of good
order and dscipline;" each embracing sew
eral specifications. No effort was made
to sustain them, and the court was
dissolved almost as soon as assem-
bled. Capt. Hall, however, demanded an in
vestigation. The request was granted, a
"court OF inquiry" was convened, and after
wide and searching examination covering
the whole period of Capt. Halls administra-
result is all that his warmest frel DIS could de-
sire-a complete vindication from all the
charges preferred against him. Most of the
specifications fall to the ground without the
shadow of evidence to rest upon, and the lit
tie testimony elected to sustain the remainder
bears the unmistakeable impress of having
been influenced by personal malice. In fact
the whole affair, as clearly appears from the
evidence, was conspiracy instigated by GER
tain persons to get Capt. Hall cashiered, or
at least to blacken his character. The court,
after careful review of the testimony, closes
its report as follows:
"The court cannot close its review of the
evidence without referring to the unanimty
OF the testimony of all the officers and princi-
pal clerks OF the quartermasters department
at Aqua creek, the chief and all the other
officers OF the commissary department, the
superintendent of the railroad, the ordnance
officer at the post, the provost marshal, the
medical purveyOr of the army of the Potomac
the colonel commanding the post, the master
OF government transport vessels, the COM
mander of the naval squadron at this station,
the commander of the gunboat Yankee, the
chief quartermaster of the army of the Poto-
mac, and other officers of high rank and re-
spectacle civilians, as to the good character of
captain Hall for personal integrity, and es-
pecially to his entire fathfulness and his
uncommon energy and efficiency as an officer.
The members of this court, after having
devoted a month to the careful, and as they
believe thorough prosecution of this inquiry,
having remained all that time at Aqua Creek,
and having made made a careful inspection of
the warehouses, clerks offices, mess house.
quarters, vessels, manner of conducting the
business and keeping the accounts of the de-
partment at Aqua Creek, feel bound to saw
that the result of their own observation fully
sustains the high praise awarded to Capt.
Hall by these numerous witnesses, and that
they believe his continuance on duty at this
post would be, as it has been, promotive of
the best interest Of the service.
ASHER LEIDY, Col. 99th Pa. Vols, Prest.
GEO. HASTINGS, Maj. and Asst Judge Adv.
Headquarters ARMY OF THE POTOMAC CAMP
NEAR FALMOUTH, VA, April Is, 1Sj3- General Or.
ders No. al A court OF inquiry, of which Col
A. s. Leldy, 99th Pennsylvania volunteers is presi-
dent, having convened at Aqua Landing, Va, in
obedience to special orders No. 90, headquarters
army OF the Potomac dated March 11th, 1868 to ex-
anime INTO certain charges preferred against Capt.
L. Il. Hail. assistant quartermaser relating to his
official conduct while in charge of the uuartermas-
tiers depot at Aqua Landing, Va and the report of
said court having been transmitted to the major
general commanding, the following are the orders
thereon:-
After most exhaustive investigation of the facts
the court is of the opinion that there is no evidence
to sustain the facts alleged against Capt L. L. Hall
assistant quafiermaster and that his conduct has
been that OF an efficient and faithful officer since his
connection with the quartermasters depot at AQUA
Landing, Va.
II. The action of the court is approved, and it
opinion is cnncurred in.
III rhe court ofinqury, OF which Col A. S. Lei
dy is president, is dissolved.
BY command OF Maj. Gen. Hooker:
S. WILLIAMS, Asst Adj. Gen.