Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-03-06
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James Hunt, Fayet;e Co., Ind.
Benz Johns, Fayette Co.
VIM. Light, Fayette Co.
John Strong, Union Co.
Joseph LemIng, Union Co.
Isaac Sumers, Union Co.
VIM. Bogga, Union Co.
Conway, Hume, Johns and
Strong deliberately deserted from
tie cars in Illinois. Boggs was
tied TO tree after the battle OF
ChickaSaw Bluffs for cowardice
on the field OF battle, and deliber-
ately deserted at Napoleon, Ark.
The others never LETT the State.
The men who neTer left the
State with the regiment are of
different classes. Some may be
$ OK and unable to get 10 their
regiment, and are excussble Of
course.
Some are scourdrels, who only
enl >ted to get the COUNTY and
Government bounty, and the adj
anced pay.
Sone enlisted TO get a commits
sion, and failing. refuse to join
their regiment as soldiers.
Some are towards, and having
SMILED gaapowder aiar oil, are
skulkiny rom du;y.
Some are leigning sickness,
while others are laying around
loose, expecting pay, bounty, &c.
W thout doing duty, and are
know in the army as "Chenan'-
gans.'
Ali have been mustered, and
are recorded at Washington, as
Deserters. \ record OF CRIME,
DISGRACE and SHAME that "iil
stand against them and their pos
tc1ty forever, unless they return
to duty and have that record
ch1ngcL.
The men who deliberately de-
serted from the regiment en route
to the field are cowardly dogs,
who richly deserve the seyerest
penalties OF the law.
A dpSerter commits The high
crime known In the law, and
adds to it perjury, besides prov
ing himself a traitor, a coward,
aud thief. A criminal, because
the law pnnlshes him with death.
a pcriuror, because lie Swore be-
tore heaven aud men that he
would serve the United States
honestly and faithfully" and that
he would obey "the rules and ar
tlcles oi war; a traitor, because
he aband0ns his country In her
time OF need; a coward, because
lie skulks from his duty; tibet,
because he steals the bounty. and
the pay up to the time OF danger.
And vet, strange to say, these
men, 90 cred all over with crime,
disgrace am shame, are allowed
u run NJ large IN loyal comnu-
nitv. and are even received INTO
society OF loyal men and women,
while their comrades are Tar a
way. su.ierIng the Privatioas and
danIers OF war, and are compell-
ed to do the work that these fell
lows are avoiding.
Il the officers ut home, in each
county, whose duty il Is 10 arrest
these criminals, were worth a
bogus copper there would be
no deSarterS. Du; there Is a pow
er at home more potent than Oil
GERS. Ii the loyal people would
<corn and despl>e these fellows a.
they deserve, they would eithe:
return to their regiments, or leave
a country they are trying to dis.
grace.
All soldiers Of the 60:h Indiana
Volunteers who return imnedi :
ately to the regiment and produce
lsiactory evidence OF having
been sick, will be restored u du-
ty. All others will lie sen: for
and compelled to suffer the penal
/ " of their crime.
The loyal Press Of the Filth
Congressional District will COR
Ter favor upon the Goth regl
ment, and perhaps upon he above
named persons, by publishing
this order.
By order Of
Col. 7. NJ. BENNETT.
ORAN PERRY. Adj't.
MlRiIED.