Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-08-28


Below we publish tho charges and specifica-
tions 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 see by calling at our Office:
At the General Court Martial, which convened
at Bowling Green, KY, on the 31st day ofMarch |
1863, pursuant to General Orders No. 90, datod
March 9O 1863, from Headquarters, United
States Forces, Bowling Green, KY, and Ofwhich |
Major Isaac r. SHERwooD, 1llth Infantry Ohio !
Volunteers, is President, was arraigned and
tried:
First Lieutenant Aordecdi p. Bean, Company
q, lllth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
CHARGE lst
Conduct Irguiieidl 10 good order aud miliioryl
discipline"
SPECIFICATION lsi AIN this, that said First
Lieutenant Mordecai p. Bean, Of Company @,
ll1th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry did.
in the presence of a large number ofthe privates
and non-commssioned officers Of said Company
o, lllth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, de-
bate in the affirmative a resolution, which said
resolution was in substance as follows, to witt
'Resolycd that the Southern States had lust cause
to secede from the Union and that he, First
Lieutenant Mordecai P. Bean, did make, in the
presence of said privates and non commissioned
speeCn, dl0lInlDR IN Sdlu speech lneI
right OF the South to secede from the Union,
and urged upon said privates aud non commits
stoned officers the truthfuness Of the aforesaid
| resolution, thereby preiudicing said priyates and
non commissioned officers against the cause Of
the Government, and exciting them to mutiny
and desertion. This at camp of ll1th Regiment
of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at or near Bowling
Green, Ky, on or about the 9Th of January, A.
d. 1863"
SPECIFICATION ID; ain this, that said First
Lieutenant Mordecai p. Bean, of Company @,
l1lth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, did
play at cards for wager of whisky with James
l.. Miller and other privates in said Company
| g. lllth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and did with said privates become intoxicated
and did engage in a disgraceful personal quar-
rel with James L. Miller, private of said Com
pany g, 1llth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infant
ry. This at camp of ll1th Regiment Ohio Vol.
unteer Infantry, at or near Bowling Green, KY,
in tho quarters of said First Lieutenant Morde-
cal P. Bean, or about the 10th day of Febru-I
ary, A. D. 1863"
CHARGE ID:
"Conduct Snbecoming an officer and a gentleman" ="
SPECIFICATION: ain this, that said First Lieu
tenant Mordecai p Bean, Company g. llltb
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, did engage
in personal quarrel with James L. Miller
private of said Company g, lllth Regiment
Lieutenant said TO private Miller of the afore-
said company you are a liar and various other
opprobious language, then and there used by
said Lieutenant Bean to said private Miller, and
the lie banded back and forth between
them. This at camp of lllth Ohio Volunteer
Iufantry, at or near Bowling Green KY, on or
about the 10th day of February, 1863"
CHARGE Sd:
"Drunkencss Caile on dtlty."
SPECIFICATION: ain this, that said Mordecai P.
Bean, of Company g, ll1th 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 or about the lst OF
March, A. d. 1863"
CHARGE 4th:
" Using disrespcctfN language Of and concerning
his superior officers"
SPECIFICATION: "In this, that said First Lieu
tenant Mordecai p. Bean, of Company G, lllth
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, did say of
Captain H. ]. McCord of the same Company |
and Regiment He is not fit to be a CAPTAIN and |
the Company will never be worth a 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 number of the pryates
ofsaid company, at camp of I1lth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, at near Bowling Green
KY, on or about the lst day of February, A. d.
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 Mordeoai P. Bean, Company G, lllth
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as follows:
OF the 1st specification, of lst charge "Not
Guilty"
OF the I'd specification, of 1st charge, "Guilty. VI
OF the lst charge, "Gailty"
of the specification of I'd charge, "Gui2ty."
Of the I'd charge "Gailty"
OF the specification of the Sd charge, except
the words "until midnight, "GuiLty"
Ofthe Sd charge, "Guilty"
OF the specification of the 4th charge, but at
tach no crirninality thereto, "Guaty."
OF the 4th charge, "Guilty"
And the Court does therefore sentence him.
First Lieutenant Kordecai r. Dean, Company G,
lllth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry 40
Be Cdshicred" Z"
The proceedings, findings and sentence, in
the foregoing case are approved and confirmed, |
and first Lieutenant 1ordect1 p. Bean, Compa-
ny G, lllth 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 Adjutaat General.