Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-09-11

why Bean was Dismiss from the rmy.
Below we publish the charges and specifca-
tons on which Mr.. Bean was dismissed from the
army, and the findings of the Court that tried
him, We have no room TO do more this week.
1t is from an official copy, which any Democrat
can sec by calling atou Offices
AT the General Court Martial, which convened
at Bowling Green, KY, on the 81 st day of March
1868, pursuant to General Orders No. 30, dated
March 30, 1863 from Headquarters, United
States Forces, Bowling Green, Ry., and Of which
Major ISAAC Il. SHERWOOD, 1llth Infantry Ohio
Volunteers, is President was arraigned and
tried:
|, First Lieutenant 1fordcoai p. Dean. Companv
@, lllth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
CHARGE 1st
"Condact pr9tdicidl TO good order and military
discipline"
SPECIFICATION LIST; "In this that said First
Lieutenant Mordecai p. Bean, of Company G,
nth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry did
in the presence of large number ofthe priyates
and non-commissioned officers Of said Company
@, l1lth Regiment Ohio VoluuteerIn Infantry, de-
bate in the affirmative resolution, which said
resolution was in substance as follows TO witt
Resolyed, that the Southern States had Just cause
to secede from the Union;' and that he, First
Lieutenant Mordecai 7. Bean, did make in the
presence OF said privates and non commissioned
officers, speech, affirming in said speech the
right of the South to secede from the Union,
and urged upon said prvates and non -comms-
stoned officers the truthfulness of the aforesaid
resolution, thereby prejudicing said privates and
on-commissioned officers against the cause of
the Government, and exciting them to mutiny
and desertion. This at camp of lth Regiment
of Ohio Volunteer Infantry at or near Bowling
Green, KY, on or about the 9th of January, A.
d. 1863"
Gprl 1. al. Al ~
Lieutenant Mortleca p. Bean, of Company G,
lllth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, did
play at cards for wager of whisky with James
u. Miller and other privates in said Company
G, lllth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and did with said privates become intoxicated
and did engage in disgraceful personal quar-
rel with James L. Miller private of said Com.
pany q, lllth 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-
airy, A. D. 1862"
CHARGE Cd:
"Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
SPECIFICATION: "In this, that said First Lieu
tenant Mordecai p. Bean, Company G, IIlth
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, did engage
in personal quarrel with James L. Miller,
private of said Company @. Illth Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which the said
Lieutenant said to private Miller of the afore-
said company you are a liar and various other |
opprobous language, then and there used by |
said Lieutenant Bean TO said private Miller and |
the lie was banded back and forth between
them. This at camp of lllth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, at or near Bowling Green Ky, on or
about the 10th day of February, 1868"
CHARGE Sd:
"Drmkenoss tctile on d,tty"
al.
Bean, of Company G, lllth Regiment Ohio Vol !
unteer Infantry, while on duty as officer of the
day did get drunk and remain in state of in
toxication from the early part of the evening un-
til midnight. This at the camp of the lllth !
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at or near
Bowling Green, Ky, on about the lst of
March, A. d. 1863"
CHARGE 4th:
Using disrespoctf@ language Of and concerning
has superior officers"
SPECIFICATION: ain this, that said First Lieu |
tenant Mordecai P. Bean, of Company G, lllth |
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, did saw of |
Captain I'll. j. McCord of the same Company
and Regiment He is not fit to be a Captain and |
the Company will never be worth damn while |
he is Captain. He shows partality and has |
certain ones in the Company to do all the duty
This in the presence of a number of the privates
Of said company, at camp of lllth Regiment Ohio |
Volunteer Infantry at or near Bowling Green,
1863"
To all of which charges and specifications the
accused pleaded mot guilty."
FINDING AND SENTENCE.
The Court having maturely considered the
evidence adduced finds the accused, first Lieu
tenant Mordecai p. Bean, Company G. lllth
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as follows:
OF the 1st specification, of 1st charge "Not
Guilty."
OF the I'd specification, of LIST charge, "Guaty"
Of the lst charge, @Guilty."
of the specification of I'd charge, "Gui1ty"
of the I'd charge, "GuiAy."
OF the specification of the Sd charge, except
the words "until midnight, Guilty."
Ofthe Sd charge, "Gailty"
Of the specification of the 4th charge, but at
ZACH no criminality thereto, "Guilty"
Of the 4th charge, "Guilty."
And the Court does therefore sentence him.
First Lieutenant Mordecai p Bean, Company G,
lllth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry "10
10 CdsHiercd."
The proceedings, findings, and sentence, in
he foregoing case are approved and confirmed,
md first Lieutenant Mordecdi y. Bean, Compa-
ly G, 11lth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
accordingly ceases to be an officer in the militia
y service of the United States.
By Command of MAJOR GENERAL BURNSIDE.
LEWIS RICHMOND,
OFFICIAL: Assistant Adjutant General.