, 1863-08-18


Col. BALDWIN and the Court Martial.
To the Editor Of the Chicago Tribune:
It is fact that can be fully established that
was cashiercd on the 2Gth of March last, BY
a conspiracy Ct several officers Of my regi-
me0t. was recommissioned again to my
oFn regiment By authority Of the President;
1ur sleeping. ! find the charges and findings
days. since. Justice to. myself and friends
Induces me to publish the facts, with letters
from members Of the Court that tried me. I
.Would call your attention especially to the
specifications that an convicted on. I
cl3imed then, and I claim now, IL: common
with gentlemen acquainted with military law,
that there is no crime in the specifications.
On my return to my regiment, aftera an alb
sence OF eight months, IN command of 8 bri-
gads, I found the Quarterm .ster, Linton, had
mer, that had been saved by them on their
IauoIs, and guilty Of other mlsdcmeaaors OF
like character. I ordered him to duty in
the lines. He refused to obey the order. I
placed him under arre6t. Gen. Dodge released
him and detailed him on special duty In the
I bad placed my Lieut.. Col. Hurlburt under
arrest three different times, for bcastly drunk
enness- relieved Dr.. Gearing from duty,
having been notified that he had not been be.
fore medical board, or commissioned; for
neglect Of the soldiers in my regiment, and
appropriating sanitary stores to his own use.
These otdcera, with four Others, combined and
got up the charges against me, and urged q
trial. They wcrc cent forward by Gen Dodge
10 the Court, and returned with the following
letter:
GESEnA1 CouRr MARTIAL, |
CoERTH, December 31st, 1860.
sm: have the honor herewith to return charges
your order, hare obtained the statement or vasi
ous officers whose names are in the list OF wit.
ahlo to ascertain any facts in proof Of the first
direct contladictIon thereto and highly compli,
ments III which be has participated. The epecifl
es cations q ths second ehar;e proEen, would not
try and find the name Of the referred to IN the
charge and gnesidcations, upon the roll OF Go. 4,
ee9 aa hRi @ Ths1 s1sa hy & Gs
un,il properly discharged, aid the subsequent mus
com@anains officer. and conld mol be considered @ "a
violation OF the 18th article OF war rs Ia charged
I am, cir, very respectfully, your obedlent scr.
'' i. I.teut. 1st NO. Il. Art. Judge Adsocatte.
TO Big. Gen: g. N. Dodge, commanding Dis,
true copy; GEO. II. RrEpEn, A. a. a. G.
The parties who got up the charges, hearing
visited the Commading General and urged on
their trial. The Gen. dissolved the court, and
convened another expressly to try nc The
influence that the combination brought to
bear on their friends, members Of the court,
controre,ting my best and purest1notlyes into
I r,4$.I I<~ l,,,n
who got up these charges, were the principal
| Witnesses against me. After the aentence oi
| the court was published, three members ont
Of eight Of the court, expressed their opinion
in the following letters:
| LETTER FROM COL, BADcocK, 7Tu Ill,
| SPR1sGr1E1D, IL, May 10lh, 1863,
"Deing member OF the court, am not at libcr
II to write freely my opinion, OF disclose the vote
o. opinion Of any PARTICULAR member Of the court
tenec would be approved ty the proper Authority
On Euch very conflicting testimony. have bacn
in the came brigade with the 9th for one year and
ior the past SIX months lextsfed therein. somuei Son
was Impressed, that once tcndeIed my services
az arbitrator to several OF tho officers. advised
grievances like men. I Informed them taousli
It their duty fo- tic Interest Of the service, and
the efficiency Of their regiment to do 30, but there
se Tic sabe om b
1inr heleyed Tint thn chorrea m sIa ersIn.t ri
Baldwin. we're conceived In malice, and SO pre-
t,r be -nnt hefnSS H. ~ T,residen1 r. ~ is a.,
III, n ccie II srcs ardencs oixn tors - ~. ~.
courts is sufficient to take what man holds dcaret
''A-A- 'A1~ -@1-s - A'a"e'eN'
| LETTER FROM GAIT. K1SG.
Capt. King, member Of tho Court, in let
ter to the President, dated headquarters 59tt
in1no1s LIN lnianl5S' to1Atn, Miss-, may 41n
Iss,.o, ,-n., ~, 4,.,sr. -. .,:c.x,
last fifteen months, and copetder hin brayc ani
efficient Gift Fl, cool commander, and d mar dc
yotedy attaehs to tne seSsice Of his soantty aae
Mo9m wv k ae4asst eat u' ne 9 ~ o.
,hare,9v nvsaG e' 'eo esneett1r M'o Do oe1e0tee
l.. Captain Com'ding 50th ill., 1nfy.
IN anotnel 1stIer o1 tne sane GATE, nc says:
Ma1fS-f ~ vhtrS was .ncn;her snr,J Iu1 ~.
that It ie improper for NC to disclose the vote oi
opinion Of any member, o. fnd fault with tho INN
oe1emSe1oh aa o. re y Iout. as y9te ba
plopsl, and taks pleasure in giving ~ t:sti
mony 10 tee ieEssal Eooo eoaanet aaa mslstsr3
70 Know ~, a. nate oeen acqoatntsa WIN hln y
,st tnH ,; e p.ss u.Isd ~, o1sus, po'upa q
na e1s ne aae sne ' 70 ~sen
oonS nafT ~ ~ esoE as,a sG niost ns9sa 70
nle opialon o. ~! naa"an M e. min.afy Iaan, ne
4 lles1tg MN poeseesea OF nlsa ofdef 81 mitatJ
talent, ant mast DC Fefnlt1eo 70 aay thft nave
nes unable te alstoveT anythng IL the ne nEes
1lE9Slon 81 Hls ~ ING taeAofaoic natucs o.
| FtUonelson. anu tot1Alt. 70 change ny opll
ion that am tnlly Convinced that1 any trrors
were committed By bin on The octassots referred
to, they proceeded from tnnlycrienccs o. lack o.
the true atete of surroundings, and that the ser
vico did no: possess b!aseF 1!1au, cooler com
mandcr or morc devoted friend.
| sE1AnW ENG,
I Captain Com ding 5orh LII. 1af"y.
| - ,,,n,
LETTER FROM GAIT. MITCHELL.
| Cant. Mitchell. of the Goth Illinois. a mcU
| ber X tho Courf in n Letter to rhe Presfffnt
-. I - 49, tns ~ cnrfnti, T1;ss Ali 90
Gasse s. Caol O@tAe, ~o'4Asn' 4i1ts9'' 0Pi" ""'u
lso3, Gays: .........,z
excellent character for bravery, before tho Court
would respectfully petition tGat Col. Baldwin bt
rrips1a1cc, THOMAS D. MITCHELL,
Captain co. q, Western Starpshootcts, 9th III
iuois Volunteers.
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