The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-06-16
Letter from the State Capital.

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AUGUSTA, June 18th, 1862
To the Editor Qf the Press:
Official notice of the promotion of Colonel
A. Ames of the 10th Regiment, to the rank of
Brgadier General has been received since my
last. He has been assigned to duty in a Brig
ade of the Eleventh Corps, Army of the Poto-
mac.
Lieut.. Charles II. Burd, Co. +, 4th Regi-
ment, who was mustered ont of service on the
9th of January last, to date February 2Sth,
1862, has had bis case investigated and the
War Department have granted him an honor
able discharge for physical disability, to date
July 4th, 1852. The treatment which Lieut..
Burd has received is most outrageous. He
was shockingly wounded in the forehead at the
first battle of Bull Run while commanding his
company and was the only commissioned off
Ger in it on duty. He was taken prisoner and
carried to Richmond, where for eight months
he suffered all the privations Of rebel prison
which, added TO his wound, made his condition
most miserable. He was exchanged in Feb
ruary 1862 and taken to Fortress Munroe.
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was found that the bullet by which he was
wounded was inside the skull and resting on
the brain, and had been there eight months.
The bullet was extracted aud Lieut. Burd
came home on leave Of absence by reason of
wounds received in action. He has never re-
covered from his wound and is now threatened
with the loss of his sight from the effects. In
March 1862 another Lieutenant was commits
stoned in his place and held the position till
May, and in the January following Lieut..
Burd was dismissed the service to date Febru-
AIRY 2Sth 1862, the very day the bullet was ex-
tracted from his head, because he had rendered
no service since that date and because the
rolls showed him to be supernumerdry off
Ger. He was one of the original officers of
the company when the regiment left the State
Lieut.. Burd was a fine officer and is perfect
gentleman, and the War Department would
have done itself credit by examining his case
more thoroughly and granting him an honora-
bic discharge at the present time, or keeping
him under pay until his recovery. After wrong
ing gallant officer, who only by miracle
h as escaped losing his life in the service of
h is country, by treating him ION false repre-
sentati on of iacts) as a criminal, it seems the
m crest justice would prompt full and, SO far
as possible, complete restitution.
Governor Cobu ri went TO Skowhegan on
Saturday where he will remain for few days.
He is improving gradually. The Executive
council started to-day TO visit the State Pris-
on at Thomaston. His Excelency the Gov
ernor would have accompanied them but for
the present state of his health.
The following commissions were issued from
the Adjutant Generals office on Saturday,
viz:
FIRST REGIMENT CAVALRY.
CISCO A. Ellis of Lincoln, Captain Co. Z.
Mark Neville of Littleton, LIST Lieut.. Co. Z.
George w .Hussey, Houlton, I'd Lieut. Coz.
Walstein Phillips, Portland, Captain Co. f.
William Harris of Portland, LIST Lieut.. Co. +.
William l.. Boyd, Houlton, I'd Lieut. COZ.
John ID. Myrick Of Augusta, Captain Co. X.
Charles w. Ford, Bristol, LIST Lieut. Co. X
FIRST REGIMENT HEAVY ARTILLERY.
George w. Sabine of Eastport, Major
Ezekiel r. Mayo, Hampden, CaptainiCo NJ.
FIRST REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY.
Greenlief I. Stevens of Augusta, Captain
9Th battery.
Edward N. Whittier of Gorham, Jr. LIST 1t.
9th battery.
Charles o. Hunt Of Gorhom, Jr. I'd Lieut..
5th battery.
THIRD REGIMENT INFANTRY.
George A. McIntire of Waterville, Captain
Co. G.
Charles w. Lowe of WaterviIle, LIST Lieut..
Co. G.
John r. Day of Waterville, Captain Co. II.
George S. Blake of Belgrade, LIST 1t. Co. III.
Holman NJ. Anderson OF Augusta, Captain
Co. /.
Denola Whitman of Gardiner, LIST 1t. Co. l.
jackson Ballard Of Palermo, Sd 1t. Co. /.
FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
George A. Chandler Of Lewiston, I'd Lieut..
Co. A.
John S. French of Albion, I'd 1t. Co. b.
John ii. Stevens OF Greene, LIST 1t. Co. ID.
Frank l.. Lenont of Lewiston, Capt Co. L.
Joseph wight of Gorham, LIST Lieut.. Co. +.
Sidney II. Hutchins of Cape Ann, Mass,
I'd Lieut.. Co. G..
John Mcclellan of Casco, I'd Lieut. Co. K.
SIXTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
George w. Burnham Of. Cherryfleld, Captain
Co, G..
Lindroff W Smith of Steuben, LIST Lieut..
Co. q.
Lycurgus Smith of Freedom, Capt. Co. l.
James NJ. Norris of Milford. 1st 1t. Co. l.
Henry III. Chamberlain of Presque Isle, I'd
Lieut.. Co. l.
SEVENTH REGIMENT INFANsRY.
Charles ii. Hasey of Houton, Adjutant.
EIGHTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
John Benson of Newport, Surgeon.
NINTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Alfred L. Robinson of Bath, Capt. Co. b.
Benz. f. Written of Topsham, LIST 1t Co. b.
ELEVENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Albert G.. Mudgett of Newburg, Capt COD.
Charles Sellner, U. s. A., list Lit. Co. u.
SIXTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Nathan Fowler of Skowhegan, LIST Lieut..
Co. A.
Nathaniel w. Coston of Athens, I'd Lieut..
Co. 4.
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Granville +. Sparrow of Portland, I'd Lieut.
Co. A.
Edwin b. Houghton of Portland, LIST. Lieut.,
Co. III.
NINETEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
George w. Hathaway of Skowhegan, Chap
lain.
Henry Sewall of Augusta, ID Lieut.. Co. G.
TWENTIETH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Joshua l.. Chamberlain of Brunswick, Col.