The New York herald., 1863-08-31

resilaent ithout sr,ns Tho ne gwas that
ths regiment short " guns and could not get any,
After iha battle Antet. his regiment went 10 bolivar
ghs. Hcre thsy encanpsd about Two months. when
leaving there the reg mens vent up 'hn valley o. virginia
towards frcd.rickSburs. when twelve nss
from Bolivar he cnsinnsd Lieutenant Ropes Of my com
pany gave p.rn'soo to ia out Of tho ranks and sct
along the best could my feet were sofo and my
head acbed On going 10 = cissn's house saw nun
Der u our soldsrs fhey advised and persuaded me 10
desert and gave mo information boy Ia cr~s tho
river and tho direction " ,she when Mas the other
gide.
On account OF my father who 10 seventy Ave years
ase, - continued. "ss well ~ sister who s thirty
nve and are able TO take OF themselves do
serted, and reached my home .. Nor'n rookned ieu
DAYS after Hero remained until tho middle of juno,
when arrested by policeman named thares Rug.
sas Of Worcester lie had order from the Provost Mar
% wsshnS.oa ana frvm washington Vas taken 10 liar.
per's Ferry where our eorI~ then was, and given In
charge OF tho provost OF tho Second divvi,n"
Both Hill and SnAh proned General Webb for an es-
tension d their scutence for few days The former Rv-
Ing reascn tina, he wished 80 hav-mofe time to pro
pare " meet his Z" just God = asdtDc latter ho had
time could prove thas hs was guilty n wful descr
ton" General Webb Answesi that both had committed
.he crime of dessrt'on had ccsn fairly tried beior,
court martial ound guilty and sentenced and that the
whole was approved OF by the commanding general oi
the army, and that Il hs md the will he had not
tho power 70 grant their request iiil said that tho
next tune that u court martial N be held hero new
set of officers shond be called would be avery bebo
ncA thing hese Inn ocent volunteers think not
right TO shoot them by way Furnishing them and AZ an
example TO stop these conscrtpis ami substitutes from
deserving" lie hoped, however, that his death would
prove . warning 70 all his fellow soldiers. Both meu
spoke well of the Judge Advocate Captain Francis wes
Sells and requested 70 thank him for them through ho
columns Of the HERALD for his Kindness and good
sdvice.
Hi bore bad character amongs, the officers of his
reemsat an refusing TO inerceds 10 his behalf and even
mitigate his sentence.
xroxsx SULLIVAN
found to be nne looking youth, between .evenseen
and eighteen years with black eyes and hair and
regular features. He WAS born In Boston. M1s and was
errand boy the time Of the breaking out of tho e
nthA mhn
o tailor BY trade. Both father and son enlisted In
tho company fought Al Antietsn and Al both .he
% was "s was Killed Sy my SIDE a. tho second Freds
ricksburg nght," the modest answer. THIS srae
Up 10 the time Of his fathers death he acted bravey
lighting by his side In these battles but after his fnther
fell the lad appeared o be afraid Of death just bsfors
tho battle Of Gcssysbur. be fen Qua Of tne ranks
70 get water and did not return for three days
"But / returned Of my own account" be said,
This has been terrible lesson him, no says. and
that he ever GET: out o. = 10 viii remcmeer ss ioas
nate conduct also" Yes,n No SAID "n WAS this;
refused 70 obey the order Of tho corporal 10 into tho
,ence for whom returned 10 my company only 70
ceived slight punshmsnt but after disobcy ing orders
tell you." no continued, that sentence made shvSr
and feel bad. Do you think will got clcarr' told
HIM that ! had no doubt he would But how dld
you iee when the reprevc camcf'' asked him. " That
cant<ell you" be answered; " II seemed as great
wosht Of misery lifted Itself from mo and that was IN
new world
While was talking wu sullivan the Firs, and second
brigades Of the second division nlsd past they in
twenty PAGES distant Smith and Hin coud Dt SOC tho
military as did Jesse hayberry but they could hear tho
bands very distinctly, aud they we'll knew tho meaning
Of that music. Nearly half mile tho military line had
moved. They reached the top of hill crossed the pub
70 tho left and commenced forming la three lines II
square leaving the mounds or earth dug from The graves
IN tho ceotre Of tbs opsn part "
The order tor the arrangement and moving Of tho hoos
issued 20 the different commands yesterday, aud 70
~ follows
oxsKRAI oaDns-so. l3s.
HxAporAnrrs-, ssaosD D,vTroS, ssooxp Cossr,
August q, 1861 I
Privatrs william H. nm, OF Company x, twentieth
first Company Aadre~ shArpshoosers, Massachusetts
ssos ns sa sna =
General Orders No 49, u August 1s 1888 from tese
headanartss and the ssnsenos having been Aroved ~
the MAJOR General COMMANDING and ordered 70 bs crs-
cuied by General Orders No &C. OF August "a 1863 from
headquArters Army the Potomac The ssntsnoc VIII DO
grounds the road ia front OF division he4dguassrs
Brigade commanders will form their commands pronTt
,hem which viii B. con,sd ous by d,v,s,oa star oacor
They will also sec that each regiment IN THAR CON-
mands % furnished with . cppy ~ the orders' promn
eating the sentence and the order tor the execution ef
The band q the second brgsas viii rcpor, promptly
the adutsnt general of the division a. hapast two ~
70 morrow. ny command OF
srigadier Gsnsrai WEBB Commanding d,vr'on.
j. p. woop, a. A.G
vrssH.L ssoE
A. soon a tho third br gsds hsd pas-sd whsre ,hs
condemned we're, the following Procession ~aksd for
ward With steady s;sp-A sergeant and sixteen men
Of the Andrew sharpshcosess (s1aiths former CON.
radesl, In double lines t~o oofns eash borne on tho
shoulders u four guard OF honor (esht men aud
sergeant), and depoyed xGard Of eight skirmsnors.
with loaded muzkss and nIsd bsy oues the a,er a,ns
0l .no aoso,s pIss no o ps,s"ns ns s~ voc
from pre~sing too olosey When pste the barn the
procession halted aud 10 another momsn, tne commander
u the provoSt guard feuienant BiArk aiysneed ol
lowed by three men. Tho eea,re Of Tbs party Wa The
Rev. Mr.. Collins, cbsrgn ~ the Seventy second Penn
sylyanA, who iaitkfuiy attended the unfortunate
Jesse Nay berry from tue lips u within
moment Of hs death on each side ~ tue Christian man
were the oonoemned Both walked With . so~ ard
steady step, smith having his right arm through the
chapialns left. wbe Hi walked the other s,fe,
supported The three stegsd IN the opsa Apaos bes~scn
the oon and ns guard o. honor when ihe provost com
manier tock his psitp fs~ psoos 10 the advance o.
the riHemen. The band of The bfisad. o. which tho
iapaln wood was 10 The advance Il the bans and whsn
Tho party arrived within fow fsoes q tho latter tho
whole lino moved for tba funeral rtocosson sss no-
Az roEn-ivs @rr-y~rus grrss losrrp.
lst before reaching tho bros u the ni halt wss -
dered, the collins lo-ered npn the sfyapd ani 10
the eyes prisoners and he bJnifeis aroesi
III. following impressive .ceno was enacted -
The sergeant a tho -harpah o,srs s,spTca sehBd be
men ana Ieatauans llack mafeLsa b. ls fcaf q bin
The -barsboofsrx tv0 lines u elsLt - h. stADaias
lno,iop - statues ibep fscrs frottns t1e bros
he bin ordered arms The at thea uge;if teot en.
gun Al time an9 hHGgef " ue pGrer, ~n1 as qgiety
osdod A. shen reisrnei q ha serscani rho gave
thfoneh ptb al tlle shOe returned % te men
90 = lhc rree fscssips o-as. t@slftlss. fss "a
plains the mystery " The rorcr1r for sash mn cAo
lpdalse ibs hos that hs son thai rpssgTsd tBs
esrtfdge fouriosn oit y n,g sixteen oniY 1ertd
- orc to- beins bsd IN fea1 rsa
MaUsri- xsrxHsu Tws esrAtH
At q uollon thr eDtps rsr.d sFaip sYsp the
shonlcers ~ tbe bearers spd the order e. msrb
syca tbe band Ftruck the Sisls r@t~r ~ De i~sd
March .si The rriseDefy salssd - wlh hfn siap
aud ercci heads Smith oecastusiy .rAshs - 10 ehsp.
Lain O~ y0c@ oasting agck sieac~ sfOasd, Hi
sae mO,lon n sny onNs4 @fcs, sod from h~ osAnte-
nance nothing than asaa sDsii b. read
The procssslon so~y maTcbsd nfossh tho gg~ninx ~
tho nne md advanced into tbc sqaare, hs bsss ard
rtacsNen tnrning wbsn -itbu city yards ne grave,
and nsrrhlng 10 tbs ihe n~p bearing the corts
entaaei and bw~rod thsm 70 the -sfth paacnG c&@
between tie nognds a ~av'h and lbs oth~r
n~sr the head ~ tbs hst ecsswize 10 the brad ~ u~
fornnsr and parallel .th be lsns front. Hare tns
prsoners advanced rhe rispiss ss b~tv~sn thsm ssa
The too sat stfs ~ SIDE ngon us coma, ~hs tb-
ru.rf a honor hailed st short di.isnes
sgr
IN . mom~rt captain wg< A. usrntsd saf stsS ys.
cen the rlssmsn and The cndsmnod ro 2t,-r stoDd
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