The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-03-06


HEADauARrkRs seth Ind. Vol. Infat'y.)
YouDg's Point, La, Feb. IS. '63.
The following named soldiers have been
mustered on the Rolls of the 69th Re giment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as deserters.
viz:
Company A--Robert Conner, Eaton. o. !:
William Pierce. Cincinnati. Ohio George
Jones, Buffalo, New York; Charles Keys,
Wayne county, lad. The last named de-
serted at Island No. SO. Mississippi river
The others before the regiment leit the State.
Company B--gesse Holman, Muncie,
Ind; William P. Stewart, Dalevile, Ind. /;
Luther Helsie. Loa ansport. Ind; Zurr
Accord. Daleville. Ind. The first named
never lett the State with tie regiment. The
others deliberately deserted from the trans
ports on tho Mississippi river.
Company C--Daniel B. Williams. VIM
chester: Clark Hobbs. Winchester Calvin
S. Engle. Winchester; Jacob Bales. Win
chester Mahlcn LASTLY. Winchester Thos
Abbott, Winchester. The last named de-
lberately deserted from the transport on
the Mississippi river, the others never left
the State with the regiment.
Company D--John Frazer. Wayne eoun-
t. George Floid, Randol ph, county Henry
Clay Hunt, Brown county. All remained
at home when the regiment lett the State
Company E-Lieut. Francis French.
Williamsburg; Thomas H. Cadwallader,
Lynn; David Mann. Lynn Daniel lay lor,
Williamsburg; William F. Lock, Lynn );
Daniel H. Miller, Williamsburg Nathan
Harris. Lynn John B. Longfellow. Lynn;
John Il Fisher. Lynn; Verban Baldwin
Lynn; Pleasant w. Bales. Lynn; Isaac n.
Bales, Lyon; Curtis L. Neal, Lynn; Jesse
Hodgin, Lynn Marx Selagle. Williamsburg;
John }. St4nlry. Williamsburg. Baldwin,
the two Bales. Neal and Hodgins deliberate
ly deserted from the transports on the Mis-
sissippi river. the others never left the State
with The regiment.
Company F--Patrick Fox. Richmond :;
John Barnes. Arba; George w. Ross, Rich
mond; James Damn. Memphis, Tenn,
Sidney Potter, Bear Greek Aaron F. Ad-
ans. Bellska Henry NJ. Murphey, Bellaka;
George Sutton, Union City. The last two
deliberately deserted from the cars at Gen.
tralia, H., Adams and Potter at Arkansas
Post. Dunn at Memphis; the others never
left the State.
Company G-Benjamin Hinchman. Cliff
ton; Andy Ward. College Corner; Martin
Coleman. unknown John Kelly, Alton,
Ind; Samuel Price. Plaipfeld Richard
Webster. Brownsville; William Porter.
BillingsviIe Peter Maley, Liberty Jacob
Van Natter. New Corner Henry B. Trout,
New Corner; Watson Jones, Brownsville
Hinchman and Ward deliberately deserted
the others never left the State with the regi-
ment.
Company H--Joseph Grove, Middleto wn;
never been with the regiment
Company AThos. Cooper. Butler coun-
ty. Ohio; Mahlon d. Harvey, Henry coun.
~, Ind; Samuel Marin. Henry CO.. Ind;
David Conwell. Henry county. Ind None
Of these men never left the State with the
regiment.
Company K-Isaac NJ Cahill, Lima, O.; |
John McFerran. Lima, O.; Daniel Kline, /.
Lima. o.; Larkin Cullins. Fayette CO. Ind;
John 5. Conway, Union county, Ind; Jas
Hunt. Fayette county, Ind. !; Benjamin Johns.
Fay cite county William Light Fayette co /; |.
John Strong. Union county Joseph Ler-
ring. Union county; Isaac Lamers. Union
county William Boggs. Union county /
Conway, Hunt, Johns and Strong dehber- ,
stely deserted from the cars in Illinois, i
Boggs was tied to a tree after the battle of ,
ChIckasaw Bluffs for CO wardice on the field !
of battle. and deliberately deserted at Ma
ooleon, Arkansas. The others never LETT .
he State.
The men who never left the State with
he regiment are of different classes Some
nay be sick and unable to get to their regi I
nent, and are excussble of course. Some /,
are scoundrels who only enlisted to get the /
county and Government bounty and ad-
sanced pay. Some enlisted to get com !
mission. and failing. refuse to join their reg !
ment as soldiers. Some are towards, and
having smelled gun powder afar off, are
kulking from duty. Some ere feigning !,
sickness, while others are laying around
Dose" expecting pay. bounty. DC, without
,oing duty, and are known in the army az
chenanignas.' All have been mustered
md are recorded at Washington as desert
RS, a record Of crime, disgrace and shame
hat will stand against them and their pos,
Gritty forever, unless they re'urnto duty.
md have the record changed. The men
Who deliberately deserted from the regi.
nent, en- route to the field, are cow4rdly
.ogs. who richly deserve the severe-t pen.
lilies Of the law. A deserier commits the
highest crime known In The las, and adds
D 1t perjury beside proving himself a trai'
or, a coward and thief. A criminal be-
ause the law Furnishes him with death-a
eIjurer because he swore before heaven
nd man that he would serve the United
'ates honestly and faithfully" anI thai he
'ould obey the rules and articles of war,
raitor because he abandons his country in
er time of need-a coward because be
kulks from his duty. . thief because be
Ieals the bounty and the pay up to the
ne of danger. And yet. strange to say,
lese men. cover all over with crime, dis
onor and shame. are allowed to run at large
. 10, al community, AID are even received
ITO society of loyal meo and women while
leir comrades sre far away. suff.rsng the
rivations and dangers Of war. and are
ompeIled TO do the work that these skuik-
rs and villains are avoiding. II the off,
,rs It home 10 each county. whose duty il
to arrest these criminals. were worth
bogus copper there would be no desert