The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-01-29
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Gen EitZ T0hn sscrter.

This officer, whose trial by Court Martial
closed a few days ago, has been found guilty on
all the charges and Specifications, and dismissed
from the service. These charges were, in brief,
rs follows:
l Disobcying, on the 2Sth of August an or
der OF Gen. Pope. thea his superior officer. di>
leoting him to bring up his corps to help HOOK.
er ard others, in what is now known as the sec
ond battle Of Bah Run.
= DisobHying another order of Gen. Pope on
the day following, directing him to mako GER.
tain
) Totally disobeying very important order $
as 30 the movement of his corps, while the bat.
tie was in progress on the said 20sh of August
4. DlSregardlng 4 F remptorv order from Gen
Pope to bring his command into action and 10
act in person ON the field.
D. PArmlttlng certain of his brigades. in de>
ftuce OF positive orders, to march back to
CentFeviIie, thus greatly delaying the arrival
CT Pratt's brigade on the field of battle Of he
30th of August.
.. When premptorily ordered into battle he
"dld there shametully disobeY, and did retrca.
from the advancing forces of the enemy. with,
out any attempt TO engage them or aiding the
troops already fighting greatly superior nuns
bers, ana were relying OH the flank attack he
was thus ordered to make to SECURE a decisive
victory, and capture the enemy's aYYny--a ra.
suit which must have followed from said flank
attack, had 1t been made by sad Gen. Porte r.
in compliance with said order which he So
shametully disobeyed.
Z. In that, being with his army CORPS on
Friday me 18th OF April, between Manassas
station ana the held OF battle then Guiding.
anu within the sound of the guns, ard in nr,,s.
ence OF The enemy, and knowing that a sa,aro
battle OF great consequence was being fo,obs.
and that the aid OF his corps was gce.fly ned.
ed, dld IAN all that day to bring it on the fald
aud cid shamefuliy fail back aud retreat from
me edVapce OF the enemy, without any attempt
to give them battle, and without knowing he
iorre from which he shamtsully retrealed,S
.. That being in tho belief tina, the troons
OF Gen. Pope were sustaining defeat and re-
ming from the held did Shameiully fail 40 o 0
I" NE ana OF sald troops, and did shamef ulEy re.
treat aud tail back with his army to the Ma,,as.
sas Jlhctlnn, ana leave to the disaster of a pre.
sulned defeat the said army, and did fail hv
amy attempt TO attack The enemy. 10 AID in
the %avert!ng tile nisfortuues Of 4 d ,soator Th.t
"ouIG nave endangered the safety of the can
itol of the country 0p
D. That being commanded Ito engage the
enemy's iinos, and 10 carry a position paar
thelf centre, and take 81 AlA4oying battery
thefe posted, dln proceed in he execntinr If
ina order with unnecessary slowness. and nv
oH7 inc enemy opportunity to watch
anu now ms moVeme nss, and PREPARE to meet
ms attack, and he did Gnaliv 80 feeb,y flau nm
on Tue enelny's lines as To make little or no
lmpfeSslon, and did fall back unnecessarily
ana without making auy of the gieat personal
enor's TO RAINY has troops to meet the sacrifices
auu To make The resistance demanded by the
Importance OF his position, and the momentus
consequence and disasters of a retreat AT so |
a l%nncture OF the day.'
lhe record OF the trial, made uu bv ,Judga
tloit' was laid before the President. Wednes,
Day' was by him approved, auA the sentence |
TO be forthwith executed. The End.
lhgs OF the court were that Gen. Potter was o,o;l- |
y OF every one OF the charges, 1--WE think the
one ABOVE quoted was abandoned in III !
ana the sentence was Dismissed frou,
Lie service. The news of this 4Apten.a w.
communicated 10 Gen. Porter "Wednesday |
eVeulng. He was painfully Affected, and @reat. |
y %stoDlshed, evidently IA3a having exnectad |
'uch a result Indeed i is more tam nroba~ !
'9 MAJ he counted 4!.a fall acquittal. s.. bn.
! DAY or two since he applied for ter,nors ~
of absence. p0AofS
tltz JohR Porter was > ca5a. fro,,, Nav
.st 5p'H Ha .essIng To-, Military Accademy in
md the " '""' e LIST Lieutenant in i847,
80 ear brevet Captain for gallant
ha hs., The battle at MoIino Gel Rey. At
.tle of Chepultepec he won the honOrs of
yrevet Major. He was wounded at the Bolen
Gate, at the taking of the city of Mexico. AZ
ter peace with Mexico, he was Assistant In
structor of Artillery at the West Point Acid
envy up to the commencement Of the pre- sent
rebellion.